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CDUS41 KBOX 240559
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
148 AM EDT WED MAY 24 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         63    441 PM  93    1964  69     -6       52       
  MINIMUM         46    428 AM  40    1967  52     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1913   0.10  -0.10     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.21                      2.41   9.80     1.44    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.60                      9.86   4.74     8.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.84                     17.08   4.76    15.65    
                                                                     
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       10                         6      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       197     51      305       
  SINCE MAR 1   1507                      1515     -8     1675       
  SINCE JUL 1   5264                      5546   -282     5740       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        16    -13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        21    -18        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        21    -18        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   514 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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