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CDUS41 KBOX 160839
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
428 AM EDT TUE MAY 16 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    645 PM  93    1900  66    -16       55       
  MINIMUM         47   1211 AM  36    1947  50     -3       45       
  AVERAGE         49                        58     -9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.73 1978   0.10   0.26     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.11                      1.61   9.50     0.80    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.50                      9.06   4.44     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.74                     16.28   4.46    15.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM       MM       
                                      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       16                         8      8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       145     45      199       
  SINCE MAR 1   1449                      1463    -14     1569       
  SINCE JUL 1   5206                      5494   -288     5634       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        13    -10        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        13    -10        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     93           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    97                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2006...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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