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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
208 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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    339 AM  62    1913  37      2       38       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM -10    1896  23      8       25       
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1889   0.13  -0.13     0.64    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.73  -0.10     1.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.50                      4.46  -0.96     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.63                      0.73  -0.10     1.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  2005   0.4   -0.4      5.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       2.4   -1.1      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       9.3    2.7     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      11.4    1.7     18.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       208    -11      159       
  SINCE DEC 1   1197                      1140     57     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   2129                      2184    -55     2105       
                                                                     
 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  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -2      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 PM EST   
JANUARY  8 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 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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