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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
128 AM EST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         34    405 PM  79    1945  47    -13       52       
  MINIMUM         22    631 AM  10    1885  33    -11       33       
  AVERAGE         28                        40    -12       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1881   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.42  -1.87     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.42  -1.87     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.64  -1.85     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.2  1944   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         6.2   -6.2     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.2   -6.2     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      39.8    0.1     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        25     12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  578                       559     19      643       
  SINCE MAR 1    578                       559     19      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   4335                      4590   -255     4708       
                                                                     
 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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         
                                                                     
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    55           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        83      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   546 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   544 AM EST   SUNSET   559 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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