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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EDT SAT AUG 19 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         82    505 PM  95    2002  80      2       75       
  MINIMUM         66    549 AM  53    1918  64      2       62       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.88 1955   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.94  -1.04     2.17    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                      8.22   6.35     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.68                     26.13  10.55    25.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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        9                         7      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  176                       153     23      195       
  SINCE JUN 1    677                       574    103      645       
  SINCE JAN 1    697                       611     86      651       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        51      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 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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