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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1236 AM EST SAT FEB 2 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1159 PM  66    1989  37     17       37       
  MINIMUM         26    215 AM  -7    1920  22      4       23       
  AVERAGE         40                        29     11       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.14R         1.11 1878   0.12   1.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.12   1.02     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.08                      7.77   1.31     4.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.83                      4.04  -0.21     2.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1898   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.0                      20.7   15.3      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.0                      22.8   13.2      1.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        36    -11       35       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        36    -11       35       
  SINCE DEC 1   2001                      2072    -71     1761       
  SINCE JUL 1   2918                      3116   -198     2636       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        55      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1881                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2008......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   459 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  3 2008......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   500 PM EST   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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