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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
221 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         42    424 PM  72    1948  48     -6       55       
  MINIMUM         31    624 AM   8    1885  33     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         37                        41     -4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 2001   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.68  -2.13     1.91    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.68  -2.13     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                      9.90  -2.11     9.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         6.6   -6.6     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.6   -6.6     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      40.2   -0.3     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        24      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  636                       608     28      690       
  SINCE MAR 1    636                       608     28      690       
  SINCE JUL 1   4393                      4639   -246     4755       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   541 AM EST   SUNSET   601 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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