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CDUS41 KBOX 280541
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EDT WED MAY 28 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         83    116 PM  96    1880  71     12       71       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  39    1915  54      3       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.99          1.48 1961   0.10   0.89     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.71                      2.81  -0.10     3.70    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.36                     10.26   0.10    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.99                     17.48   3.51    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        0                         5     -5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       217      7      170       
  SINCE MAR 1   1508                      1535    -27     1609       
  SINCE JUL 1   5335                      5566   -231     5291       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        24    -15       51       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                        29    -18       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        29    -18       55       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        43      1917                    
                                             1902                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE   512 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE   511 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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