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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         64    824 AM  89    1976  58      6       87       
  MINIMUM         45    202 AM  21    1897  42      3       52       
  AVERAGE         55                        50      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1874   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.45  -1.49     1.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.52                      6.30  -4.78     5.50    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.76                     13.52  -4.76    12.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904   T      0.0      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       10                        15     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  276                       368    -92      321       
  SINCE MAR 1   1086                      1183    -97     1235       
  SINCE JUL 1   4843                      5214   -371     5300       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     21          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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