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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
211 AM EDT WED MAY 3 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         47    542 PM  91    2001  62    -15       63       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         44    552 AM  33    1874  46     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.91          1.14 1897   0.11   0.80     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      0.22   0.70     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.31                      7.67  -4.36     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.55                     14.89  -4.34    14.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   T      0.0      0.0     
  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       19                        11      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        23     11       21       
  SINCE MAR 1   1293                      1341    -48     1391       
  SINCE JUL 1   5050                      5372   -322     5456       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 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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