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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
206 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         56    819 PM  93    1932  67    -11       53       
  MINIMUM         48    522 AM  34    1936  50     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.52          4.47 1954   0.10   0.42     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.63                      1.71   9.92     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.02                      9.16   4.86     8.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     16.38   4.88    15.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM        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       13                         7      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       152     51      215       
  SINCE MAR 1   1462                      1470     -8     1585       
  SINCE JUL 1   5219                      5501   -282     5650       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         9     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        14    -11        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        14    -11        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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