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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
347 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         57   1216 PM  69    1902  45     12       37       
  MINIMUM         35    334 AM   7    1900  30      5       31       
  AVERAGE         46                        38      8       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.80    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.44  -1.44     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.44  -1.44     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      8.66  -1.42     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1959   0.3   -0.3      2.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.8   -3.8     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.8   -3.8     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      37.4    2.5     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        28     -9       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  347                       350     -3      427       
  SINCE MAR 1    347                       350     -3      427       
  SINCE JUL 1   4104                      4381   -277     4492       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   548 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE   558 AM EST   SUNSET   549 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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