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CDUS41 KBOX 210554
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         64    353 PM  91    1996  68     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         48   1137 PM  40    1892  51     -3       52       
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      2.11  -0.99     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.18                      9.56  -1.38    14.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.33                     16.78  -1.45    16.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       179     81      110       
  SINCE MAR 1   1630                      1497    133     1352       
  SINCE JUL 1   5695                      5528    167     5505       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       23       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        18    -13       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        18    -13       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        41      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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