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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
149 AM EDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    415 AM  92    1990  60     -7       55       
  MINIMUM         46    118 AM  33    1993  44      2       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          1.50 1882   0.11   0.21     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.85                      3.27  -0.42     9.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.74                      7.12  -0.38    12.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.89                     14.34  -0.45    15.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  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       15                        13      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       466    -46      440       
  SINCE MAR 1   1334                      1281     53     1224       
  SINCE JUL 1   5399                      5312     87     5377       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        90      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        30      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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