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CDUS41 KBOX 170033
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
832 PM EDT THU MAY 16 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78    336 PM  93    1932  67     11       52       
  MINIMUM         49    534 AM  34    1936  50     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.47 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      1.71   1.45     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      9.16   0.16     9.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     16.38  -2.11    12.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM       MM       
                                      2000                          
  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                                                             
  TODAY            1                         7     -6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       149     -7       94       
  SINCE MAR 1   1364                      1474   -110     1496       
  SINCE JUL 1   4630                      5537   -907     5704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         9     -8       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        14     -5       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        14     -5       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.