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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         70   1144 AM  85    1922  66      4       61       
  MINIMUM         50    608 AM  35    1899  51     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1961   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36     0.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.78                      3.83  -2.05     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.68                     31.39  -3.71    36.19    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        20     -6       18       
  SINCE SEP 1     46                       104    -58       77       
  SINCE JUL 1     56                       116    -60       82       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    126                        79     47       72       
  SINCE JAN 1    881                       772    109      632       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2005.......SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   620 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  5 2005.......SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   618 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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