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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

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   1249 PM  90    2001  63     -4       68       
  MINIMUM         42    351 AM  33    1911  46     -4       46       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1893   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.44  -0.32     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.15                      7.89   0.26     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     15.11  -0.94    11.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.8                      10.2    0.6      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        45     -5       53       
  SINCE MAR 1   1494                      1363    131     1275       
  SINCE JUL 1   5912                      5394    518     4541       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         5     -2        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         5     -2        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        35      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   533 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.