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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         73    107 AM  93    1932  67      6       49       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  34    1936  50      1       43       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          4.47 1954   0.10   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.71  -0.55     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.11                      9.16   4.95     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     16.38   0.19    14.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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        3                         7     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                       152    -56      175       
  SINCE MAR 1   1338                      1470   -132     1629       
  SINCE JUL 1   5491                      5501    -10     6047       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         9     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        14     12        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        14     12        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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