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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         47    740 AM  95    1930  64    -17       84       
  MINIMUM         42   1110 PM  37    1992  47     -5       52       
  AVERAGE         45                        55    -10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56          1.50 1998   0.11   0.45     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.77  -0.03     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.80                      8.22  -0.42    13.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.95                     15.44  -0.49    16.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1967   0.0   MM        0.0     
  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       20                        10     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        76     26       42       
  SINCE MAR 1   1472                      1394     78     1284       
  SINCE JUL 1   5537                      5425    112     5437       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         5      0       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         5      0       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  23   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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