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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
221 AM EDT MON MAY 8 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         61    230 PM  95    1930  64     -3       47       
  MINIMUM         46    505 AM  37    1992  47     -1       42       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.56    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.77   0.41     0.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.57                      8.22  -4.65     7.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     15.44  -4.63    14.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1967   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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       11                        10      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        76     -9      102       
  SINCE MAR 1   1326                      1394    -68     1472       
  SINCE JUL 1   5083                      5425   -342     5537       
                                                                     
 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   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2006...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2006...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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