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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT THU MAY 27 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         52    333 PM  97    1880  70    -18       54       
  MINIMUM         47    632 AM  39    1882  53     -6       47       
  AVERAGE         50                        62    -12       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.36 1967   0.10  -0.02     1.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      2.71  -0.53     2.48    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.13                     10.16   4.97    10.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.59                     17.38   0.21    16.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2001   0.0   MM        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       15                         5     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       212    -38      282       
  SINCE MAR 1   1416                      1530   -114     1736       
  SINCE JUL 1   5569                      5561      8     6154       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        22      2        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        27      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        27      0        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2004...........SUNRISE   512 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 28 2004...........SUNRISE   512 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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