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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
536 PM EDT SAT OCT 8 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 2005...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         74    134 PM  88    1879  65      9       74       
  MINIMUM         64    105 AM  35    1964  49     15       51       
  AVERAGE         69                        57     12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.33          2.00 1891   0.12   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.96  -0.60     0.06    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.14                      4.43  -2.29     7.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.04                     31.99  -3.95    36.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1988                          
  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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         9     -9        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        60    -44       63       
  SINCE SEP 1     48                       144    -96      122       
  SINCE JUL 1     58                       156    -98      127       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         7     10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    143                        83     60       72       
  SINCE JAN 1    898                       776    122      632       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        32      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2005.......SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   613 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  9 2005.......SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   612 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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