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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
144 AM EST SAT MAR 4 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         31   1221 AM  61    1945  42    -11       30       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM   4    1950  28     -8       20       
  AVERAGE         26                        35     -9       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.95 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.36  -0.36     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      7.58  -0.34     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             8.3  1960   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.1   -1.1      6.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      34.7    5.2     78.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        30      9       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        91     23      111       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                        91     23      111       
  SINCE JUL 1   3871                      4122   -251     4176       
                                                                     
 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  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   539 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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