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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EDT TUE MAY 14 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    450 AM  87    1947  66    -17       63       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  38    1882  49     -5       52       
  AVERAGE         47                        58    -11       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.56R         1.14 1888   0.10   1.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      1.41   1.45     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.02                      8.86   0.16     9.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.97                     16.08  -2.11    12.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      MM     MM       46.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         8     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       128    -12       59       
  SINCE MAR 1   1338                      1453   -115     1461       
  SINCE JUL 1   4604                      5516   -912     5669       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        11     -2       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        11     -2       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1879                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        37      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2002...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY 15 2002...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.