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CDUS41 KBOX 260607
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
206 AM EDT SAT AUG 26 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         65   1216 AM  96    1948  79    -14       76       
  MINIMUM         59    829 AM  46    1940  63     -4       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        71     -9       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84          2.09 1901   0.11   0.73     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.55                      2.71  -0.16     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.22                      8.99   7.23     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.33                     26.90  11.43    25.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     58                        54      4       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         6     -3       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       201     14      241       
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       622     94      691       
  SINCE JAN 1    736                       659     77      697       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT   
AUGUST 27 2006........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 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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