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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
249 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         56    411 PM  86    1942  61     -5       57       
  MINIMUM         40    219 AM  31    1874  45     -5       46       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      3.60  -1.77     3.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.39                      7.45  -5.06     7.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.63                     14.67  -5.04    14.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9       T      
  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       17                        12      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  449                       503    -54      456       
  SINCE MAR 1   1259                      1318    -59     1370       
  SINCE JUL 1   5016                      5349   -333     5435       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        33      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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