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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
223 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         58   1201 AM  79    1969  60     -2       52       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  32    1974  45      2       45       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.11 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.49                      2.40   4.09     1.86    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.27                      5.87   2.40     9.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.17                     33.43   0.74    37.99    
                                                                     
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       12                        12      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       189    -63      175       
  SINCE SEP 1    158                       273   -115      234       
  SINCE JUL 1    168                       285   -117      239       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         7      6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    139                        83     56       72       
  SINCE JAN 1    894                       776    118      632       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        82      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   553 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   551 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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