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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EDT MON AUG 21 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         84    231 PM  98    1937  80      4       74       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  52    1905  64     -1       65       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80          2.10 1894   0.11   0.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      2.16  -0.46     2.17    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.37                      8.44   6.93     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.48                     26.35  11.13    25.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1951   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        9                         7      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       167     27      202       
  SINCE JUN 1    695                       588    107      652       
  SINCE JAN 1    715                       625     90      658       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        97      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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