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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EDT TUE MAY 23 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         66    224 PM  93    1959  69     -3       56       
  MINIMUM         45    243 AM  39    1894  52     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.21                      2.31   9.90     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.60                      9.76   4.84     8.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.84                     16.98   4.86    15.59    
                                                                     
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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       191     47      289       
  SINCE MAR 1   1497                      1509    -12     1659       
  SINCE JUL 1   5254                      5540   -286     5724       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        15    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        20    -17        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        20    -17        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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