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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
159 AM EDT SUN MAY 5 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    502 PM  90    2001  63      5       90       
  MINIMUM         46    513 AM  33    1911  46      0       72       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1893   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      0.44   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.75                      7.89  -1.14     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     15.11  -3.41    12.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      MM     MM       46.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        11     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        46      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1272                      1371    -99     1402       
  SINCE JUL 1   4538                      5434   -896     5610       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       16       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       41       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3       50       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3       50       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2002...........SUNRISE   534 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2002...........SUNRISE   533 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.