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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EDT THU APR 6 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         39   1000 PM  84    1928  53    -14       64       
  MINIMUM         33    532 AM  11    1874  37     -4       40       
  AVERAGE         36                        45     -9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          2.52 1987   0.13   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.65   0.02     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.23                      4.50  -3.27     5.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.47                     11.72  -3.25    12.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1911   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         8.9   -8.9     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      42.5   -2.6     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        20      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       103    -19       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    894                       918    -24     1005       
  SINCE JUL 1   4651                      4949   -298     5070       
                                                                     
 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        82      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 PM EDT   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   617 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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