156 
CDUS41 KBOX 010535
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
124 AM EDT SUN JUN 1 2003

................................... 

...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2003...

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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70   1147 AM  96    1944  72     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         55   1126 PM  39    1884  55      0       64       
  AVERAGE         63                        63      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          4.12 1984   0.11   0.05     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      3.24   0.56     4.98    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.83                     10.69   1.14    11.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.85                     17.91  -0.06    16.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       233     51      234       
  SINCE MAR 1   1738                      1551    187     1456       
  SINCE JUL 1   6156                      5582    574     4722       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        32    -29       18       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                        37    -31       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        37    -31       26       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        41      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2003..........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
JUNE  2 2003..........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.