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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
319 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         55   1248 PM  85    1974  61     -6       64       
  MINIMUM         39   1219 AM  31    1909  45     -6       43       
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1923   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      3.49  -1.66     2.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.39                      7.34  -4.95     6.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.63                     14.56  -4.93    13.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1987   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        10.1  -10.1     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      43.7   -3.8     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  432                       491    -59      443       
  SINCE MAR 1   1242                      1306    -64     1357       
  SINCE JUL 1   4999                      5337   -338     5422       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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