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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         70   1000 AM  93    1921  68      2       62       
  MINIMUM         55   1114 PM  41    1907  52      3       43       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.24 1889   0.10  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.21  -1.57     4.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.67                      9.66  -0.99    10.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.69                     16.88  -2.19    15.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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        2                         6     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       185     24      207       
  SINCE MAR 1   1663                      1503    160     1429       
  SINCE JUL 1   6081                      5534    547     4695       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        14    -12        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        19    -14        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        19    -14        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2003...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2003...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.