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CDUS41 KBOX 140552
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI MAY 14 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         66    114 AM  87    1947  66      0       62       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  38    1882  49     -3       46       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 2002   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.41  -0.37     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.99                      8.86   5.13     8.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.45                     16.08   0.37    14.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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                         8      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       129    -43      136       
  SINCE MAR 1   1328                      1447   -119     1590       
  SINCE JUL 1   5481                      5478      3     6008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         6      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        11      5        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        11      5        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          M800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY 15 2004...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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