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CDUS41 KBOX 020653
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         33    452 PM  63    1991  42     -9       32       
  MINIMUM         18    702 AM  -1    1886  27     -9       26       
  AVERAGE         26                        35     -9       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.60    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      7.34  -0.10     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  2005   0.4   -0.4      6.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      6.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.4   -0.4      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      34.0    5.9     78.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        31      8       36       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        31      8       36       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        31      8       36       
  SINCE JUL 1   3796                      4062   -266     4101       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
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    56           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        66      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2006.........SUNRISE   618 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   536 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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