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CDUS41 KBOX 120929
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
518 AM EDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         76    217 PM  91    1993  65     11       85       
  MINIMUM         47    445 AM  33    1900  49     -2       55       
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1989   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.21  -0.42     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                      8.66  -0.81    13.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     15.88  -0.88    16.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   0.0    0.0      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        3                         9     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       113     36       77       
  SINCE MAR 1   1519                      1431     88     1319       
  SINCE JUL 1   5584                      5462    122     5472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         9     -4       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         9     -4       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
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    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      2001                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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