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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         49        MM  87    1964  64    -15       57        
  MINIMUM         42        MM  34    1956  48     -6       45        
  AVERAGE         46                        56    -10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.42 1886   0.11  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.88  -0.09     0.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                      8.33  -0.48    13.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     15.55  -0.55    16.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1938   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       19                        10      9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        86     35       56       
  SINCE MAR 1   1491                      1404     87     1298       
  SINCE JUL 1   5556                      5435    121     5451       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (0)        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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