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CDUS41 KBOX 220546
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT WED MAY 22 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         62    444 PM  93    1921  68     -6       58       
  MINIMUM         43    459 AM  41    1907  52     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.24 1889   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.21   2.04     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.41                      9.66   0.75     9.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     16.88  -1.52    12.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      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       12                         5      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       178     29      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1429                      1503    -74     1538       
  SINCE JUL 1   4695                      5566   -871     5746       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        14    -13       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        19    -10       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        19    -10       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2002...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2002...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.