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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         56    330 PM  93    1959  69    -13       61       
  MINIMUM         46   1116 PM  39    1894  52     -6       48       
  AVERAGE         51                        61    -10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          3.23 1920   0.10  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      2.31  -0.93     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.44                      9.76  -1.32    14.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.59                     16.98  -1.39    16.81    
                                                                     
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       14                         6      8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       191     98      120       
  SINCE MAR 1   1659                      1509    150     1362       
  SINCE JUL 1   5724                      5540    184     5515       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        20    -15       27       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        20    -15       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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