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CDUS41 KBOX 140606
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
200 AM EDT SUN MAY 14 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         50   1037 AM  87    1947  66    -16       65       
  MINIMUM         46    829 PM  38    1882  49     -3       39       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.84R         1.56 2002   0.10   3.74     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.98                      1.41   5.57     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                      8.86   0.51     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.61                     16.08   0.53    15.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      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       17                         8      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       129     28      173       
  SINCE MAR 1   1416                      1447    -31     1543       
  SINCE JUL 1   5173                      5478   -305     5608       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        11     -8        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        11     -8        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY 15 2006...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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