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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         86        MM  87    1914  57     29       48        
  MINIMUM         44        MM  22    1875  42      2       36        
  AVERAGE         65                        49     16       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1877   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.35                      2.33   5.02     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.73                      6.18   4.55     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.19                     13.40  -0.21    12.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1961   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.1    0.5     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.5   -5.1     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  343                       353    -10      456       
  SINCE MAR 1   1127                      1168    -41     1296       
  SINCE JUL 1   5280                      5199     81     5714       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2004.........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 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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