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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
155 AM EDT WED MAY 15 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         62    414 PM  86    1879  66     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         44   1228 AM  37    1895  50     -6       48       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.00 1882   0.10   0.20     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      1.51   1.65     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      8.96   0.36     9.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     16.18  -1.91    12.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM       MM       
                                      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       12                         7      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       135     -7       66       
  SINCE MAR 1   1350                      1460   -110     1468       
  SINCE JUL 1   4616                      5523   -907     5676       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        12     -3       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        12     -3       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2002...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.