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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
144 AM EDT FRI AUG 25 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         71    232 PM  96    1947  79     -8       73       
  MINIMUM         63   1030 PM  50    1873  63      0       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.45 1945   0.11  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      2.60  -0.89     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.38                      8.88   6.50     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.49                     26.79  10.70    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     55                        53      2       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       195     20      238       
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       616    100      688       
  SINCE JAN 1    736                       653     83      694       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 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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