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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
144 AM EST WED MAR 22 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         47    411 PM  83    1921  48     -1       42       
  MINIMUM         23    544 AM   7    1885  33    -10       34       
  AVERAGE         35                        40     -5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1876   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.55  -2.00     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.55  -2.00     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.77  -1.98     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1958   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         6.4   -6.4     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.4   -6.4     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      40.0   -0.1     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        25      5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  608                       584     24      670       
  SINCE MAR 1    608                       584     24      670       
  SINCE JUL 1   4365                      4615   -250     4735       
                                                                     
 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   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
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    64           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   544 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   600 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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