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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT THU MAY 30 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         68    737 PM  94    1931  71     -3       72       
  MINIMUM         54    143 AM  39    1902  54      0       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        63     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.63 1990   0.11  MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      3.02   1.23     1.22    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.41                     10.47  -0.06    10.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.36                     17.69  -2.33    13.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1949  MM     MM        0.0     
  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        4                         4      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       215     19      198       
  SINCE MAR 1   1456                      1540    -84     1600       
  SINCE JUL 1   4722                      5603   -881     5808       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        28    -24       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        33    -21       66       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        33    -21       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        96      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2002...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 PM EDT   
MAY 31 2002...........SUNRISE   510 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.