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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT SUN MAY 25 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         72    243 PM  93    1964  69      3       80       
  MINIMUM         53    518 AM  36    1882  53      0       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1951   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.51  -0.79     3.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                      9.96  -0.59    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     17.18   2.82    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        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       202     20      169       
  SINCE MAR 1   1506                      1520    -14     1608       
  SINCE JUL 1   5333                      5551   -218     5290       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        18    -16       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        23    -19       28       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        23    -19       28       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        40      1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE   513 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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