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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
220 AM EDT SUN OCT 1 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         61    202 PM  85    1959  68     -7       60       
  MINIMUM         45    441 AM  36    1888  52     -7       49       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1899   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      3.47  -1.75     1.78    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.72                      3.47  -1.75     1.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.70                     31.03   9.67    27.68    
                                                                     
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       12                         6      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        84    -20       32       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                        84    -20       32       
  SINCE JUL 1     75                        96    -21       42       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        76    -16      126       
  SINCE SEP 1     60                        76    -16      126       
  SINCE JAN 1    799                       769     30      881       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   641 AM EDT   SUNSET   626 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  2 2006.......SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   624 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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