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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         70   1201 PM  90    1986  68      2       75       
  MINIMUM         56   1151 PM  38    1882  51      5       52       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1900   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      2.01  -0.64     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.32                      9.46   4.86     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.78                     16.68   0.10    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        2                         7     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       173    -66      207       
  SINCE MAR 1   1349                      1491   -142     1661       
  SINCE JUL 1   5502                      5522    -20     6079       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        12     11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        17      9        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        17      9        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        40      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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