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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
200 AM EDT TUE APR 4 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         52   1138 AM  77    1892  52      0       53       
  MINIMUM         39    538 AM  21    1954  37      2       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        44      2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.30 1990   0.13  -0.08     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.39  -0.28     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.67                      4.24  -3.57     5.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.91                     11.46  -3.55    12.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1915   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         8.7   -8.7     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      42.3   -2.4     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        21     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        63    -29       60       
  SINCE MAR 1    844                       878    -34      974       
  SINCE JUL 1   4601                      4909   -308     5039       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2006.........SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   713 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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