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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2005...

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         55    852 AM  93    1900  66    -11       89       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  36    1947  50     -5       61       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.73 1978   0.10  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      1.61  -0.81     1.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                      9.06  -1.20    14.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.01                     16.28  -1.27    16.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                      10.2    4.3     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      44.5   42.1     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       145     54       93       
  SINCE MAR 1   1569                      1463    106     1335       
  SINCE JUL 1   5634                      5494    140     5488       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       23       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        13     -8       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        13     -8       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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