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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
851 PM EDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         65    448 PM  87    1947  66     -1       66       
  MINIMUM         39    440 AM  38    1882  49    -10       46       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.56 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.41  -0.62     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                      8.86  -1.01    13.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     16.08  -1.08    16.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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                                                             
  TODAY           13                         8      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       129     44       86       
  SINCE MAR 1   1543                      1447     96     1328       
  SINCE JUL 1   5608                      5478    130     5481       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       13       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        11     -6       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        11     -6       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    44           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    29                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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