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CDUS41 KBOX 120615
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
215 AM EDT FRI MAY 12 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         52    147 PM  91    1993  65    -13       76       
  MINIMUM         47   1155 PM  33    1900  49     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         50                        57     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.42 1989   0.11  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      1.21   1.56     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.16                      8.66  -3.50     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.40                     15.88  -3.48    15.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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       15                         9      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       113     12      149       
  SINCE MAR 1   1384                      1431    -47     1519       
  SINCE JUL 1   5141                      5462   -321     5584       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         4     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         9     -6        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         9     -6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      2001                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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