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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT FRI MAY 23 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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    425 PM  93    1959  69     -9       67       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  39    1894  52     -3       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          3.23 1920   0.10   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.31  -0.59     3.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                      9.76  -0.39    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     16.98   3.02    19.49    
                                                                     
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                         6      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       191     24      166       
  SINCE MAR 1   1499                      1509    -10     1605       
  SINCE JUL 1   5326                      5540   -214     5287       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        15    -13       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        20    -16       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967                    
                                             1882                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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