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CDUS41 KBOX 130646
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
235 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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         79    137 PM 101    1944  81     -2       85       
  MINIMUM         66    152 AM  56    1979  65      1       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.29 1892   0.11  -0.11     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      1.28   0.09     0.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.20                      7.56  -1.36     6.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.39                     25.47  -1.08    25.20    
                                                                     
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        8                         8      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       106     41       95       
  SINCE JUN 1    597                       527     70      397       
  SINCE JAN 1    603                       564     39      424       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (120)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        53      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   550 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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