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CDUS41 KBOX 060841
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
430 AM EDT FRI MAY 6 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         55    201 PM  89    1949  63     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         42    503 AM  35    1907  47     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1922   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.55  -0.41     0.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.20                      8.00  -0.80    13.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.35                     15.22  -0.87    16.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       16                        11      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        56      9       33       
  SINCE MAR 1   1435                      1374     61     1275       
  SINCE JUL 1   5500                      5405     95     5428       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (100)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   533 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 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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