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CDUS41 KBOX 280605
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
154 AM EDT MON AUG 28 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         67   1204 PM 100    1948  78    -11       83       
  MINIMUM         57    434 PM  47    1880  63     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          2.19 1946   0.11   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.95                      2.93   0.02     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.62                      9.21   7.41     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.73                     27.12  11.61    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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         4      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     62                        56      6       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         8     -1       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       213      2      257       
  SINCE JUN 1    716                       634     82      707       
  SINCE JAN 1    736                       671     65      713       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   725 PM EDT   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 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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