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CDUS41 KBOX 220556
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
156 AM EDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         54   1224 PM  93    1921  68    -14       77       
  MINIMUM         46    822 PM  41    1907  52     -6       54       
  AVERAGE         50                        60    -10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.24 1889   0.10   0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      2.21  -0.86     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.41                      9.66  -1.25    14.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.56                     16.88  -1.32    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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  275                       185     90      110       
  SINCE MAR 1   1645                      1503    142     1352       
  SINCE JUL 1   5710                      5534    176     5505       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        19    -14       27       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        19    -14       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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