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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT THU MAY 16 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         60    559 PM  93    1900  66     -6       57       
  MINIMUM         43    516 AM  36    1947  50     -7       47       
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.73 1978   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      1.61   1.55     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.32                      9.06   0.26     9.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     16.28  -2.01    12.13    
                                                                     
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       13                         7      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       142     -1       79       
  SINCE MAR 1   1363                      1467   -104     1481       
  SINCE JUL 1   4629                      5530   -901     5689       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         8     -7       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        13     -4       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        13     -4       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2002...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2002...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.