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CDUS41 KBOX 150645
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
234 AM EDT SAT APR 15 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         68    250 PM  81    1945  56     12       51       
  MINIMUM         45    447 AM  26    1940  40      5       39       
  AVERAGE         57                        48      9       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.63 1895   0.12  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.73  -0.79     1.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      5.58  -4.08     5.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.74                     12.80  -4.06    12.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1916   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         9.8   -9.8     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      43.4   -3.5     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        17     -9       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       271    -51      251       
  SINCE MAR 1   1030                      1086    -56     1165       
  SINCE JUL 1   4787                      5117   -330     5230       
                                                                     
 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        28      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   726 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 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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