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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
154 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    323 PM  85    1908  59      4       63       
  MINIMUM         44    340 AM  29    1933  43      1       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        51      3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.14 1998   0.12   0.37     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.81  -0.64     8.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.06                      6.66  -0.60    11.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.21                     13.88  -0.67    14.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.1  1956   T     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                      10.1    4.4     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      44.5   42.1     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        14     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       412    -48      374       
  SINCE MAR 1   1278                      1227     51     1158       
  SINCE JUL 1   5343                      5258     85     5311       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         1      4        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        84      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   548 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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