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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
204 AM EDT THU AUG 31 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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    218 PM  99    1973  77     -4       73       
  MINIMUM         61    541 AM  48    1965  62     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1872   0.11  -0.11     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      3.26  -0.06     2.85    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.87                      9.54   7.33     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.98                     27.45  11.53    25.87    
                                                                     
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   11                         7      4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                        59      7       76       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        11      0       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       230    -12      286       
  SINCE JUN 1    719                       651     68      736       
  SINCE JAN 1    739                       688     51      742       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 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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