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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
257 AM EDT WED MAY 31 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         70    323 AM  96    1929  72     -2       71       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  35    1884  55      0       55       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1948   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE   12.48                      3.13   9.35     3.97    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.87                     10.58   4.29    11.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.11                     17.80   4.31    18.18    
                                                                     
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        2                         4     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       229     29      376       
  SINCE MAR 1   1517                      1547    -30     1746       
  SINCE JUL 1   5274                      5578   -304     5811       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        30    -12        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        35    -17        6       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        35    -17        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2006...........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
JUNE  1 2006..........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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