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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
302 AM EST SUN MAR 5 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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    205 PM  70    1974  43     -3       34       
  MINIMUM         20   1234 AM   2    1950  28     -8       19       
  AVERAGE         30                        35     -5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1881   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.48  -0.48     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.48  -0.48     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      7.70  -0.46     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1891   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      6.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.4   -1.4      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      35.0    4.9     78.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        30      5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       121     28      149       
  SINCE MAR 1    149                       121     28      149       
  SINCE JUL 1   3906                      4152   -246     4214       
                                                                     
 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  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        72      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   540 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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