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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
749 PM EST SAT FEB 18 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         32   1137 AM  64    1981  39     -7       34       
  MINIMUM         19    659 PM  -4    1958  25     -6       20       
  AVERAGE         26                        32     -6       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.91 1998   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.46                      2.11   0.35     1.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.93                      9.76   0.17     9.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.06                      6.03   1.03     6.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM            10.2  1893   0.4   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE   17.5                       7.3   10.2      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.3                      27.5    8.8     51.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.4                      29.6    7.8     55.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           39                        34      5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  552                       629    -77      551       
  SINCE DEC 1   2430                      2665   -235     2655       
  SINCE JUL 1   3362                      3709   -347     3675       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         4      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   520 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 19 2006......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   521 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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