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CDUS41 KBOX 240543
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT THU AUG 24 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         73    234 PM  96    1880  79     -6       80       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  49    1886  64      1       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1970   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      2.49  -0.79     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.37                      8.77   6.60     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.48                     26.68  10.80    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        4                         7     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       188     25      235       
  SINCE JUN 1    714                       609    105      685       
  SINCE JAN 1    734                       646     88      691       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 PM EDT   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 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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