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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
133 AM EST SUN JAN 8 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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    406 PM  63    1930  37     -5       38       
  MINIMUM         24    832 AM  -2    1896  22      2       31       
  AVERAGE         28                        30     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.86  -0.23     1.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.50                      4.59  -1.09     4.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.63                      0.86  -0.23     1.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.8  1977   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       2.8   -1.5      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.0                       9.7    2.3     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      11.8    1.3     18.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        35      2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       243     -9      189       
  SINCE DEC 1   1234                      1175     59     1115       
  SINCE JUL 1   2166                      2219    -53     2135       
                                                                     
 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   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
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    69          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1878                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 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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