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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
132 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         77    343 PM  93    1964  68      9       58       
  MINIMUM         49    448 AM  40    1967  52     -3       52       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1913   0.10  -0.10     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.41   1.84     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.41                      9.86   0.55     9.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     17.08  -1.72    12.70    
                                                                     
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        2                         5     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       188     28      158       
  SINCE MAR 1   1438                      1513    -75     1560       
  SINCE JUL 1   4704                      5576   -872     5768       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        16    -15       57       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        21    -12       66       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        21    -12       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2002...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2002...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.