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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
217 AM EDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         97    102 PM 100    1955  82     15       70       
  MINIMUM         71    315 AM  54    1972  66      5       62       
  AVERAGE         84                        74     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          2.49 1952   0.11   0.44     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.51   0.61     0.34    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.95                      6.79  -0.84     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.14                     24.70  -0.56    24.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     76                        52     24       54       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         4      6        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        45     19       48       
  SINCE JUN 1    514                       466     48      350       
  SINCE JAN 1    520                       503     17      377       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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