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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
229 AM EST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         38    244 PM  67    1995  44     -6       45       
  MINIMUM         27    613 AM   7    1986  29     -2       16       
  AVERAGE         33                        37     -4       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1933   0.12  -0.12     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.96  -0.96     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.96  -0.96     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      8.18  -0.94     8.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1941   0.3   -0.3      4.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.6   -2.6     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      36.2    3.7     82.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        29      3       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       238     36      270       
  SINCE MAR 1    274                       238     36      270       
  SINCE JUL 1   4031                      4269   -238     4335       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
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    82           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   545 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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