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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
205 AM EDT WED AUG 9 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         83    314 PM  96    1983  82      1       85       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  52    1903  66      2       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.94 1874   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.84  -0.47     1.12    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.04                      7.12   6.92     5.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.15                     25.03  11.12    24.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1954   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     55                        52      3       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        72     34       93       
  SINCE JUN 1    607                       493    114      543       
  SINCE JAN 1    627                       530     97      549       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2006........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
AUGUST 10 2006........SUNRISE   546 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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