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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
219 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         59    253 PM  92    2001  62     -3       65       
  MINIMUM         44    536 AM  31    1882  46     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1900   0.11  -0.11     0.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.33  -0.19     0.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.20                      7.78  -0.58    13.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     15.00  -0.65    16.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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       13                        11      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        34      0        7       
  SINCE MAR 1   1404                      1352     52     1249       
  SINCE JUL 1   5469                      5383     86     5402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   534 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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