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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
212 AM EDT TUE MAY 10 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         53    220 PM  95    1979  64    -11       58       
  MINIMUM         46    552 AM  35    1977  48     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.50 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      0.99  -0.20     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                      8.44  -0.59    13.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     15.66  -0.66    16.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1977   0.0   MM       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       15                         9      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                        95     41       68       
  SINCE MAR 1   1506                      1413     93     1310       
  SINCE JUL 1   5571                      5444    127     5463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         7     -2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         7     -2       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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