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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT TUE MAY 20 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         60    330 PM  90    1986  68     -8       53       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  38    1882  51     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        60     -5       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1900   0.10  -0.10     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      2.01  -0.62     3.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.04                      9.46  -0.42    14.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.67                     16.68   2.99    18.97    
                                                                     
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      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       10                         7      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       173     19      144       
  SINCE MAR 1   1476                      1491    -15     1583       
  SINCE JUL 1   5303                      5522   -219     5265       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        12    -10       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        17    -13       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        17    -13       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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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 2008...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2008...........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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