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CDUS41 KBOX 130545
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT TUE MAY 13 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         51    728 PM  88    2001  65    -14       69       
                                      1991                          
  MINIMUM         47    520 AM  33    1907  49     -2       50       
  AVERAGE         49                        57     -8       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1888   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.31  -0.61     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.35                      8.76  -0.41    11.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.98                     15.98   3.00    15.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                      10.2   -9.2     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      43.8    8.2     17.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       121     21       69       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1439    -13     1508       
  SINCE JUL 1   5253                      5470   -217     5190       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3       19       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        10     -6       23       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        10     -6       23       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        38      1882                    
                                             1878                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2008...........SUNRISE   524 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2008...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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