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CDUS41 KBOX 040853
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
442 AM EDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1159 PM  92    2001  62     -8       59       
  MINIMUM         45    450 AM  31    1882  46     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         50                        54     -4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.40 1900   0.11   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.33   0.85     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.57                      7.78  -4.21     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     15.00  -4.19    14.35    
                                                                     
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      T                        10.2  -10.2     14.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      43.8   -3.9     86.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        11      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        34     15       34       
  SINCE MAR 1   1308                      1352    -44     1404       
  SINCE JUL 1   5065                      5383   -318     5469       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   534 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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