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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
851 PM EDT MON APR 12 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         49        MM  85    1977  55     -6       61        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  20    1874  39     -1       40        
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.44 1894   0.12  -0.12     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.97                      1.49   3.48     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.35                      5.34   3.01     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     12.56  -1.75    12.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           3.6  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.3   -1.3      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       9.6    1.0     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.0   -4.6     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           21                        18      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       236     22      336       
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                      1051     -9     1176       
  SINCE JUL 1   5195                      5082    113     5594       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        20      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 PM EDT   
APRIL 13 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 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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