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CDUS41 KBOX 280652
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EST TUE FEB 28 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         22    450 PM  64    1957  41    -19       33       
  MINIMUM          7    659 AM  -4    1900  27    -20       20       
  AVERAGE         15                        34    -19       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1912   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.64                      3.18  -0.54     2.45    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.11                     10.83  -0.72    10.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      7.10   0.14     6.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1952   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   20.0                      10.9    9.1     15.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     38.8                      31.1    7.7     65.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      33.2    6.7     69.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       50                        31     19       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  904                       920    -16      903       
  SINCE DEC 1   2782                      2956   -174     3007       
  SINCE JUL 1   3714                      4000   -286     4027       
                                                                     
 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  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         2      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2006......SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM EST   SUNSET   534 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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