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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT MON MAY 24 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         58    110 PM  93    1964  69    -11       51       
  MINIMUM         48    321 AM  40    1967  52     -4       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        61     -8       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.09 1913   0.10  -0.07     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.41  -0.98     0.84    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.38                      9.86   4.52     8.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.84                     17.08  -0.24    14.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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       12                         6      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       197    -65      237       
  SINCE MAR 1   1374                      1515   -141     1691       
  SINCE JUL 1   5527                      5546    -19     6109       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        16      8        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        21      6        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        21      6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2004...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2004...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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