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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
348 AM EDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         71   1244 PM  97    1944  80     -9       65       
  MINIMUM         60    457 AM  47    1880  65     -5       62       
  AVERAGE         66                        73     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1872   0.11  -0.11     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      1.72   0.45     2.84    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.00                      8.00  -1.00     8.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     25.91  -0.72    27.15    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     76                        52     24       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         4      6        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       138     41      121       
  SINCE JUN 1    629                       559     70      423       
  SINCE JAN 1    635                       596     39      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 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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