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CDUS41 KBOX 130712
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
303 AM EDT SAT MAY 13 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         51    126 PM  88    2001  65    -14       62       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         48    614 AM  33    1907  49     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         50                        57     -7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.42 1888   0.10   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.14                      1.31   1.83     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.53                      8.76  -3.23     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.77                     15.98  -3.21    15.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  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                         8      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       121     19      160       
  SINCE MAR 1   1399                      1439    -40     1530       
  SINCE JUL 1   5156                      5470   -314     5595       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         5     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        10     -7        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        10     -7        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        38      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2006...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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