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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
856 PM EDT THU MAY 8 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         58   1208 AM  87    1964  64     -6       67       
  MINIMUM         46    103 PM  34    1956  48     -2       51       
  AVERAGE         52                        56     -4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.12          1.42 1886   0.11   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.88  -0.61     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.30                      8.33  -0.03     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.32                     15.55  -1.23    11.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             0.9  1938   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.8                      10.2    0.6      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           13                        10      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        86     -6       67       
  SINCE MAR 1   1534                      1404    130     1289       
  SINCE JUL 1   5952                      5435    517     4555       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         6     -3        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         6     -3        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2003...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2003...........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.