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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
226 AM EDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66        MM  89    1949  63      3       63        
  MINIMUM         40        MM  35    1907  47     -7       45        
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.06 1922   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      0.55   0.28     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.78                      8.00   5.78     8.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.24                     15.22   1.02    14.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1917   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.2    0.4     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.5   -5.1     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        56    -23       51       
  SINCE MAR 1   1275                      1374    -99     1505       
  SINCE JUL 1   5428                      5405     23     5923       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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