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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT SUN AUG 20 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         84    215 PM  92    1983  80      4       73       
  MINIMUM         64    416 AM  51    1882  64      0       61       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             7.06 1955   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.05  -1.15     2.17    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                      8.33   6.24     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.68                     26.24  10.44    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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       160     25      197       
  SINCE JUN 1    686                       581    105      647       
  SINCE JAN 1    706                       618     88      653       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   557 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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