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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
300 AM EDT SAT MAY 20 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         65    127 PM  90    1986  68     -3       61       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  38    1882  51      1       46       
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.55 1900   0.10   0.37     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.10                      2.01  10.09     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.49                      9.46   5.03     8.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.73                     16.68   5.05    15.33    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       173     42      251       
  SINCE MAR 1   1474                      1491    -17     1621       
  SINCE JUL 1   5231                      5522   -291     5686       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        12     -9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        17    -14        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        17    -14        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        40      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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