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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
354 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         73   1213 PM  96    1947  79     -6       71       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  50    1873  63      0       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.45 1945   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      2.60  -0.41     4.03    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.02                      8.88  -1.86     9.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.21                     26.79  -1.58    28.34    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE JUN 1     76                        53     23       57       
  SINCE JUL 1     10                         5      5        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       195     43      169       
  SINCE JUN 1    688                       616     72      471       
  SINCE JAN 1    694                       653     41      498       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 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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