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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
159 AM EDT WED MAY 10 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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    732 AM  95    1979  64    -10       53       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  35    1977  48     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.96          2.50 1954   0.11   0.85      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      0.99   1.15     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.53                      8.44  -3.91     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.77                     15.66  -3.89    15.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1977   0.0   MM       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       14                         9      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        95     -1      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1353                      1413    -60     1506       
  SINCE JUL 1   5110                      5444   -334     5571       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         2      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         7     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         7     -4        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2006...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
MAY 11 2006...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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