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CDUS41 KBOX 060702
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EST FRI JAN 6 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         39    404 PM  62    1993  37      2       40       
  MINIMUM         29    455 AM  -4    1981  23      6       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.66 1873   0.12   0.09     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.60   0.03     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.50                      4.33  -0.83     4.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.63                      0.60   0.03     0.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           3.0  1924   0.4   -0.1      1.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       2.0   -0.7      1.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       8.9    3.1      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      11.0    2.1     12.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        35     -4       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       173     -6      126       
  SINCE DEC 1   1167                      1105     62     1052       
  SINCE JUL 1   2099                      2149    -50     2072       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
JANUARY  7 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 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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