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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
224 AM EDT WED AUG 16 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         82    309 PM  98    1944  80      2       68       
  MINIMUM         70   1141 PM  52    1964  65      5       62       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          1.90 1930   0.11   0.42     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.61  -0.71     2.17    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.57                      7.89   6.68     7.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.68                     25.80  10.88    25.19    
                                                                     
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 JUN 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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     55                        52      3       76       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       130     21      178       
  SINCE JUN 1    652                       551    101      628       
  SINCE JAN 1    672                       588     84      634       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2006........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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