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CDUS41 KBOX 230539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT THU MAY 23 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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    225 PM  93    1959  68      0       55       
  MINIMUM         47    453 AM  39    1894  52     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.31   1.94     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.41                      9.76   0.65     9.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     16.98  -1.62    12.67    
                                                                     
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        7                         5      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       183     31      148       
  SINCE MAR 1   1436                      1508    -72     1550       
  SINCE JUL 1   4702                      5571   -869     5758       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        15    -14       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        20    -11       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        20    -11       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2002...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.