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CDUS41 KBOX 160551
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT SUN MAY 16 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         89    309 PM  93    1900  66     23       60       
  MINIMUM         61    505 AM  36    1947  50     11       45       
  AVERAGE         75                        58     17       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.73 1978   0.10  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      1.61  -0.55     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.01                      9.06   4.95     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.47                     16.28   0.19    14.60    
                                                                     
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        0                         8     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                       145    -52      156       
  SINCE MAR 1   1335                      1463   -128     1610       
  SINCE JUL 1   5488                      5494     -6     6028       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         8     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        13     13        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        13     13        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2004...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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