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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT SAT APR 8 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         61   1210 PM  86    1991  53      8       65       
  MINIMUM         37    549 AM  16    1982  38     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.24 1901   0.12  -0.01     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      0.89  -0.11     1.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.34                      4.74  -3.40     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.58                     11.96  -3.38    12.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1893   0.1   -0.1     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         9.1   -9.1     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      42.7   -2.8     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        20     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       143    -22      116       
  SINCE MAR 1    931                       958    -27     1030       
  SINCE JUL 1   4688                      4989   -301     5095       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 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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