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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 PM EST WED FEB 1 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         40    938 AM  62    1913  37      3       28       
  MINIMUM         28    949 PM  -8    1920  22      6       19       
  AVERAGE         34                        29      5       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.02 1914   0.12   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.60                      3.92   0.68     4.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.47                      7.65  -0.18     8.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      3.92   0.68     4.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           7.4  1931   0.5    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                      13.3   -5.2     43.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                      20.2   -1.4     50.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.9                      22.3   -2.4     54.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        36     -5       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  878                      1104   -226     1178       
  SINCE DEC 1   1878                      2036   -158     2104       
  SINCE JUL 1   2810                      3080   -270     3124       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -7      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2006......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   458 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   459 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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