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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
219 AM EDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63   1255 PM  91    2001  62      1       76       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         44    316 AM  33    1874  46     -2       59       
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.14 1897   0.11  -0.07     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.22  -0.08     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.20                      7.67  -0.47    12.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     14.89  -0.54    15.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                      10.2    4.3     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      44.5   42.1     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        23     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1391                      1341     50     1242       
  SINCE JUL 1   5456                      5372     84     5395       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 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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