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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
206 AM EDT SUN MAY 30 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         62    519 PM  94    1931  71     -9       74       
  MINIMUM         51    523 AM  39    1902  54     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1990   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.08                      3.02   0.06     3.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.03                     10.47   5.56    11.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.49                     17.69   0.80    18.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1949   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        8                         4      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       225    -27      299       
  SINCE MAR 1   1440                      1543   -103     1753       
  SINCE JUL 1   5593                      5574     19     6171       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        28     -4        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        33     -6        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        33     -6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2004...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY 31 2004...........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 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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