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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1250 AM EST MON MAR 20 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         36    139 PM  72    1903  47    -11       48       
  MINIMUM         24    625 AM   5    1876  32     -8       31       
  AVERAGE         30                        40    -10       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1899   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.29  -1.74     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.29  -1.74     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.51  -1.72     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.2  1956   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.9   -5.9     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.9   -5.9     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      39.5    0.4     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        25     10       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  541                       534      7      621       
  SINCE MAR 1    541                       534      7      621       
  SINCE JUL 1   4298                      4565   -267     4686       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   548 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   546 AM EST   SUNSET   557 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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