000 CDUS41 KBOX 300730 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 319 AM EDT SUN APR 30 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2006... 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 55 1248 PM 85 1974 61 -6 64 MINIMUM 39 1219 AM 31 1909 45 -6 43 AVERAGE 47 53 -6 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1923 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.83 3.49 -1.66 2.85 SINCE MAR 1 2.39 7.34 -4.95 6.74 SINCE JAN 1 9.63 14.56 -4.93 13.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.9 1987 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 1.8 -1.8 T SINCE MAR 1 T 10.1 -10.1 14.5 SINCE JUL 1 39.9 43.7 -3.8 86.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 12 6 11 MONTH TO DATE 432 491 -59 443 SINCE MAR 1 1242 1306 -64 1357 SINCE JUL 1 4999 5337 -338 5422 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 5 SINCE MAR 1 0 4 -4 5 SINCE JAN 1 0 4 -4 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 1200 AM LOWEST 35 1000 AM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 31 1874 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE 541 AM EDT SUNSET 743 PM EDT MAY 1 2006...........SUNRISE 540 AM EDT SUNSET 744 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$