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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
226 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         68    117 PM  91    1996  68      0       64       
  MINIMUM         50    438 AM  40    1892  51     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.23 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.10                      2.11   9.99     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.49                      9.56   4.93     8.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.73                     16.78   4.95    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                         6      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       179     42      260       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1497    -17     1630       
  SINCE JUL 1   5237                      5528   -291     5695       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        18    -15        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        18    -15        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        41      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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