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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
218 AM EDT THU MAY 25 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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   1153 AM  93    1964  69     -1       47       
  MINIMUM         51   1113 PM  36    1882  53     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.73 1951   0.10  -0.10     0.92    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.21                      2.51   9.70     2.36    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.60                      9.96   4.64     9.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.84                     17.18   4.66    16.57    
                                                                     
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        5                         5      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       202     51      324       
  SINCE MAR 1   1512                      1520     -8     1694       
  SINCE JUL 1   5269                      5551   -282     5759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        18    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        23    -20        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        23    -20        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
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          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        40      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   513 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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