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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI MAY 7 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         65        MM  90    1930  63      2       53        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  33    1891  47      0       48        
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.66   0.17     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.78                      8.11   5.67     8.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.24                     15.33   0.91    14.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   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        9                        10     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        66    -24       65       
  SINCE MAR 1   1284                      1384   -100     1519       
  SINCE JUL 1   5437                      5415     22     5937       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          M700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        37      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2004...........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.                                          


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