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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
159 AM EDT SUN APR 23 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         48    921 AM  88    1977  58    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         39    421 AM  26    1875  43     -4       39       
  AVERAGE         44                        50     -6       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.89 1937   0.12  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.69  -1.62     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.63                      6.54  -4.91     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.87                     13.76  -4.89    12.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  1940   T      0.0     MM       
  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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        15      6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       398    -82      353       
  SINCE MAR 1   1126                      1213    -87     1267       
  SINCE JUL 1   4883                      5244   -361     5332       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT   
APRIL 24 2006.........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 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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