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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 3 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76   1230 PM  91    2001  62     14       76       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         59    212 AM  33    1874  46     13       48       
  AVERAGE         68                        54     14       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.14 1897   0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.22  -0.20     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.97                      7.67   5.30     8.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.43                     14.89   0.54    14.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.2    0.4     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.5   -5.1     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        23    -23       12       
  SINCE MAR 1   1242                      1341    -99     1466       
  SINCE JUL 1   5395                      5372     23     5884       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2004...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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