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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
209 AM EDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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    355 PM  93    2002  57     -4       67       
  MINIMUM         43    451 AM  26    1908  41      2       38       
  AVERAGE         48                        49     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.47 1954   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      2.09  -1.14     1.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.51                      5.94  -4.43     5.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.75                     13.16  -4.41    12.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1935   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        10.1  -10.1     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      43.7   -3.8     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       321    -69      308       
  SINCE MAR 1   1062                      1136    -74     1222       
  SINCE JUL 1   4819                      5167   -348     5287       
                                                                     
 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  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 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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