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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
159 AM EDT TUE MAY 11 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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  94    1979  65      0       74        
  MINIMUM         47        MM  34    1902  48     -1       47        
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.10  -0.06     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.99                      8.55   5.44     8.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.45                     15.77   0.68    14.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1977   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                         9      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                       104    -27       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1319                      1422   -103     1549       
  SINCE JUL 1   5472                      5453     19     5967       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         8      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         8      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        33      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2004...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   525 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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