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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1255 AM EST SUN MAR 19 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    328 PM  70    1999  47     -9       45       
  MINIMUM         22    629 AM   5    1885  32    -10       30       
  AVERAGE         30                        39     -9       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.49 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.16  -1.61     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.16  -1.61     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.38  -1.59     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.4  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.6   -5.6     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.6   -5.6     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      39.2    0.7     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        26      9       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  506                       509     -3      596       
  SINCE MAR 1    506                       509     -3      596       
  SINCE JUL 1   4263                      4540   -277     4661       
                                                                     
 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   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   548 AM EST   SUNSET   556 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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