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CDUS41 KBOX 290651
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
240 AM EDT SUN MAY 29 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         78    320 PM  92    1931  71      7       61       
  MINIMUM         53    436 AM  43    1917  54     -1       53       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.39 1906   0.10   0.06     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      2.91   0.89     3.08    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.86                     10.36   0.50    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.01                     17.58   0.43    18.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       221    148      190       
  SINCE MAR 1   1739                      1539    200     1432       
  SINCE JUL 1   5804                      5570    234     5585       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        26    -25       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        31    -25       27       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        31    -25       27       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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