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CDUS41 KBOX 270558
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
156 AM EDT FRI MAY 27 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         52   1142 PM  97    1880  70    -18       52       
  MINIMUM         46    643 AM  39    1882  53     -7       47       
  AVERAGE         49                        62    -13       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.36 1967   0.10   0.44     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.64                      2.71   0.93     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.70                     10.16   0.54    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.85                     17.38   0.47    17.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM       MM       
                                      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       16                         5     11       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  360                       212    148      174       
  SINCE MAR 1   1730                      1530    200     1416       
  SINCE JUL 1   5795                      5561    234     5569       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        22    -22       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        27    -22       27       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        27    -22       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   513 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   512 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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