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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
231 AM EDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         69   1249 PM  92    1977  67      2       61       
  MINIMUM         50    508 AM  39    1882  51     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1916   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.63                      1.81   9.82     1.07    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.02                      9.26   4.76     8.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     16.48   4.78    15.28    
                                                                     
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                         7     -2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       159     49      225       
  SINCE MAR 1   1467                      1477    -10     1595       
  SINCE JUL 1   5224                      5508   -284     5660       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        10     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        15    -12        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                        15    -12        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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