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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
146 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         58    406 PM  90    2001  63     -5       59       
  MINIMUM         43    546 AM  33    1911  46     -3       42       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          2.71 1893   0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.44   0.39     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.78                      7.89   5.89     8.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.24                     15.11   1.13    14.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      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       14                        11      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        45    -24       40       
  SINCE MAR 1   1263                      1363   -100     1494       
  SINCE JUL 1   5416                      5394     22     5912       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   534 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 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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