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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
157 AM EDT MON MAY 20 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         59    448 PM  90    1986  68     -9       78       
  MINIMUM         40    452 AM  38    1882  51    -11       50       
  AVERAGE         50                        60    -10       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1900   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.01   2.24     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.41                      9.46   0.95     9.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     16.68  -1.32    12.18    
                                                                     
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       15                         6      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       167     12      115       
  SINCE MAR 1   1401                      1492    -91     1517       
  SINCE JUL 1   4667                      5555   -888     5725       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        12    -11       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        17     -8       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        17     -8       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        40      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2002...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2002...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.