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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT SUN SEP 17 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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    137 PM  96    1939  72      2       70       
  MINIMUM         59    510 AM  42    1984  57      2       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.63 1933   0.12  -0.12     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.79  -1.16     1.29    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.63                      1.79  -1.16     1.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.61                     29.35  10.26    27.19    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        24     -1        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        24     -1        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     34                        36     -2       11       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        56    -26       90       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        56    -26       90       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       749     20      845       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        45      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   650 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2006.....SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   649 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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