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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
350 AM EDT FRI MAY 19 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         76    139 PM  91    1936  67      9       53       
  MINIMUM         52    428 AM  37    2002  51      1       46       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.63                      1.91   9.72     1.11    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.02                      9.36   4.66     8.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     16.58   4.68    15.32    
                                                                     
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        1                         7     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       166     43      240       
  SINCE MAR 1   1468                      1484    -16     1610       
  SINCE JUL 1   5225                      5515   -290     5675       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        11     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        16    -13        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        16    -13        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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