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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT THU APR 29 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         58        MM  90    1990  60     -2       79        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  30    1947  44      3       45        
  AVERAGE         53                        52      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.97 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.57                      3.38   6.19     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.95                      7.23   5.72     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.41                     14.45   0.96    14.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1987   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       12                        13     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  452                       479    -27      604       
  SINCE MAR 1   1236                      1294    -58     1444       
  SINCE JUL 1   5389                      5325     64     5862       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2004.........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 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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