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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI SEP 1 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         74    228 PM  97    1953  77     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         55    420 AM  47    1965  62     -7       72       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      3.37  -0.17     2.88    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.87                      9.65   7.22     7.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.98                     27.56  11.42    25.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1954   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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         8      3        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     66                        60      6       76       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        12     -1       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       235    -17      299       
  SINCE JUN 1    719                       656     63      749       
  SINCE JAN 1    739                       693     46      755       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        50      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 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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