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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
146 AM EDT TUE AUG 29 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         72    312 PM  99    1948  78     -6       86       
  MINIMUM         59    635 AM  47    1885  62     -3       65       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.31 1891   0.11   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.06                      3.04   0.02     2.19    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.73                      9.32   7.41     7.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.84                     27.23  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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         5      2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     62                        57      5       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                         9     -2       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       219     -3      268       
  SINCE JUN 1    717                       640     77      718       
  SINCE JAN 1    737                       677     60      724       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 PM EDT   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   722 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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