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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT SUN MAY 7 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         68    907 AM  90    1930  63      5       52       
  MINIMUM         54   1157 PM  33    1891  47      7       43       
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.66   0.52     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.57                      8.11  -4.54     7.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     15.33  -4.52    14.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   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        4                        10     -6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        66    -10       82       
  SINCE MAR 1   1315                      1384    -69     1452       
  SINCE JUL 1   5072                      5415   -343     5517       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
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    60           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        37      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2006...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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