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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
234 AM EST FRI MAR 24 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         56    446 PM  78    1938  48      8       44       
  MINIMUM         33    614 AM   6    1934  33      0       33       
  AVERAGE         45                        41      4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1903   0.13  -0.13     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.81  -2.26     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      2.81  -2.26     1.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.79                     10.03  -2.24     9.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1992   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         6.8   -6.8     14.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.8   -6.8     14.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      40.4   -0.5     86.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        24     -4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  656                       632     24      716       
  SINCE MAR 1    656                       632     24      716       
  SINCE JUL 1   4413                      4663   -250     4781       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        72      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   541 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   539 AM EST   SUNSET   602 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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