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CDUS41 KBOX 120549
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
146 AM EDT SUN MAY 12 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         67    456 PM  91    1993  65      2       80       
  MINIMUM         50    547 AM  33    1900  49      1       62       
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1989   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.21  -0.28     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.09                      8.66  -1.57     9.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.04                     15.88  -3.84    12.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945  MM     MM       MM       
  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        6                         8     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       112    -30       52       
  SINCE MAR 1   1304                      1437   -133     1454       
  SINCE JUL 1   4570                      5500   -930     5662       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3       47       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         9      0       56       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         9      0       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    42           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    31                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      2001                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2002...........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
MAY 13 2002...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.