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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
827 PM EDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         57    335 AM  85    1991  53      4       52       
  MINIMUM         45    742 AM  21    1888  38      7       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.21          1.18 1894   0.12   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      1.01   0.54     4.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.44                      4.86   0.58     8.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.59                     12.08   0.51    10.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             4.6  1894   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                       9.2    5.3     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      43.6   43.0     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        19     -5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                       162    -32      187       
  SINCE MAR 1   1044                       977     67      971       
  SINCE JUL 1   5109                      5008    101     5124       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 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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