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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         64    614 PM  92    1977  67     -3       50       
  MINIMUM         50    328 AM  39    1882  51     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1916   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.81  -0.65     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.11                      9.26   4.85     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     16.48   0.09    14.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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        8                         7      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       159    -55      193       
  SINCE MAR 1   1346                      1477   -131     1647       
  SINCE JUL 1   5499                      5508     -9     6065       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        10     13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        15     11        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        15     11        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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