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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EDT MON MAY 15 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         49    619 AM  86    1879  66    -17       59       
  MINIMUM         46    442 PM  37    1895  50     -4       48       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.77R         1.00 1882   0.10   3.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.75                      1.51   9.24     0.79    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.14                      8.96   4.18     7.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.38                     16.18   4.20    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       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       137     37      184       
  SINCE MAR 1   1433                      1455    -22     1554       
  SINCE JUL 1   5190                      5486   -296     5619       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         7     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        12     -9        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        12     -9        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2006...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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