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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
212 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         80    111 PM  98    1930  82     -2       95       
  MINIMUM         63    313 AM  55    1964  66     -3       75       
                                      1953                          
                                      1927                          
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.89 1875   0.10   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      0.30   0.58     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.34                      6.58   3.76     7.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.35                     24.49   6.86    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        7                         9     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        27     -5       49       
  SINCE JUN 1    535                       448     87      461       
  SINCE JAN 1    550                       485     65      533       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                      
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                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1900                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2008........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
AUGUST  5 2008........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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