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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT SAT MAY 18 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         72    304 PM  92    1977  67      5       58       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  39    1882  51      1       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.88 1916   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      1.81   1.35     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      9.26   0.06     9.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     16.48  -2.21    12.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       155    -11      105       
  SINCE MAR 1   1366                      1480   -114     1507       
  SINCE JUL 1   4632                      5543   -911     5715       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        10     -9       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        15     -6       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        15     -6       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2002...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2002...........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.