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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT WED AUG 23 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         84    334 PM  93    2003  79      5       86       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         65    529 AM  47    1894  64      1       68       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.36 1888   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      2.38  -0.68     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.37                      8.66   6.71     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.48                     26.57  10.91    25.21    
                                                                     
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       10                         7      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       181     28      228       
  SINCE JUN 1    710                       602    108      678       
  SINCE JAN 1    730                       639     91      684       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 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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