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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT MON AUG 25 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         76   1048 AM  96    1947  79     -3       91       
  MINIMUM         61    521 AM  50    1873  63     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1945   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.60   1.87     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.93                      8.88   5.05     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.94                     26.79   8.15    27.52    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        53    -26       62       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       195    -67      188       
  SINCE JUN 1    641                       616     25      600       
  SINCE JAN 1    656                       653      3      672       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      2007                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2008........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 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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