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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST SUN APR 2 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         70    116 PM  76    1918  51     19       48       
  MINIMUM         49    427 AM  13    1923  36     13       39       
  AVERAGE         60                        44     16       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          4.29 2004   0.13  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.13  -0.07     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      3.98  -3.36     3.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.86                     11.20  -3.34    11.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          22.4  1997   0.2   -0.2     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2     MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         8.5   -8.5     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      42.1   -2.2     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        21    -16       21       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        21    -16       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    815                       836    -21      935       
  SINCE JUL 1   4572                      4867   -295     5000       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   625 AM EDT   SUNSET   711 PM EDT   
APRIL  3 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 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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