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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST THU FEB 26 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    312 PM  65    1930  41      2       30       
  MINIMUM         24    713 AM  -6    1894  26     -2       11       
  AVERAGE         34                        34      0       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1981   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      2.94  -1.49     4.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.52                     10.59  -3.07    11.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.46                      6.86  -4.40     6.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1966   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                      10.1   -7.7     41.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     28.8                      30.3   -1.5     56.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      33.1   -4.3     60.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        32     -1       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  826                       857    -31      943       
  SINCE DEC 1   3086                      2893    193     3187       
  SINCE JUL 1   4050                      3937    113     4284       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
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    40          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          M200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    32                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2004......SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   530 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 27 2004......SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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