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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
153 AM EDT SUN AUG 3 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         75   1213 PM 102    1975  82     -7       94       
  MINIMUM         66   1121 PM  54    1947  66      0       70       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          1.97 1946   0.10   0.45     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.20   0.35     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.01                      6.48   3.53     7.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.02                     24.39   6.63    26.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        52    -25       50       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        18     -3       29       
  SINCE JUN 1    528                       439     89      441       
  SINCE JAN 1    543                       476     67      513       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        55      1964                    
                                             1953                    
                                             1927                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2008........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
AUGUST  4 2008........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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