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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
220 AM EDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         68    211 PM  85    1872  60      8       53       
  MINIMUM         42    502 AM  28    1919  44     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1931   0.11  -0.11     0.82    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.16  -0.63     9.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.42                      7.01  -0.59    12.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.57                     14.23  -0.66    15.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1993   T      0.0     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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        13     -3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  405                       453    -48      425       
  SINCE MAR 1   1319                      1268     51     1209       
  SINCE JUL 1   5384                      5299     85     5362       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        33      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 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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