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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
444 AM EDT SUN APR 9 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         53    320 AM  85    1991  53      0       57       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  21    1888  38      0       45       
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.18 1894   0.12   0.00     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.01  -0.11     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.46                      4.86  -3.40     5.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.70                     12.08  -3.38    12.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1894   0.1   -0.1     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         9.2   -9.2     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      42.8   -2.9     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        19      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       162    -22      130       
  SINCE MAR 1    950                       977    -27     1044       
  SINCE JUL 1   4707                      5008   -301     5109       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 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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