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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
351 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         74    229 PM  98    1937  80     -6       90       
  MINIMUM         65    617 AM  52    1905  64      1       70       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.10 1894   0.11  -0.11     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.17                      2.16   0.01     2.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.00                      8.44  -1.44     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.19                     26.35  -1.16    27.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1951   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     76                        52     24       55       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         4      6        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       167     35      155       
  SINCE JUN 1    652                       588     64      457       
  SINCE JAN 1    658                       625     33      484       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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