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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
255 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         53   1054 AM  83    1982  59     -6       47       
  MINIMUM         41    319 AM  27    1892  43     -2       38       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.10 1901   0.12  -0.06     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.05  -0.52     8.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.42                      6.90  -0.48    11.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.57                     14.12  -0.55    14.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2002   T      0.0     MM       
                                      1955                          
  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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        14      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       440    -45      407       
  SINCE MAR 1   1309                      1255     54     1191       
  SINCE JUL 1   5374                      5286     88     5344       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1872                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   546 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 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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