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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT SAT MAY 6 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         80        MM  89    1949  63     17       55        
  MINIMUM         55        MM  35    1907  47      8       42        
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1922   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.55   0.63     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.57                      8.00  -4.43     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     15.22  -4.41    14.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        56     -4       65       
  SINCE MAR 1   1311                      1374    -63     1435       
  SINCE JUL 1   5068                      5405   -337     5500       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         5     -2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         5     -2        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2006...........SUNRISE   533 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 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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