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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
103 AM EST THU JAN 5 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2006...

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         32    408 PM  64    1950  37     -5       45       
  MINIMUM         26    841 AM  -4    1981  23      3       37       
  AVERAGE         29                        30     -1       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.48  -0.06     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.29                      4.21  -0.92     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.48  -0.06     0.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       1.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                       8.5    3.2      7.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      10.6    2.2     11.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        35      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       138     -2       95       
  SINCE DEC 1   1136                      1070     66     1021       
  SINCE JUL 1   2068                      2114    -46     2041       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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