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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         41    300 PM  70    1990  47     -6       46       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  10    1916  32     -8       30       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.04  -1.49     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.04  -1.49     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.26  -1.47     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1993   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.3   -5.3     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.3   -5.3     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      38.9    1.0     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        26      6       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  471                       483    -12      569       
  SINCE MAR 1    471                       483    -12      569       
  SINCE JUL 1   4228                      4514   -286     4634       
                                                                     
 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  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
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    53           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   551 AM EST   SUNSET   554 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   555 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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