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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT WED AUG 27 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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    416 PM  99    1948  78     -3       86       
  MINIMUM         59    637 AM  50    1942  63     -4       72       
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.15 1924   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.82   1.65     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.93                      9.10   4.83     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.94                     27.01   7.93    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                         3     -3       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        55    -28       62       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       207    -69      221       
  SINCE JUN 1    651                       628     23      633       
  SINCE JAN 1    666                       665      1      705       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       100      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1880                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   726 PM EDT   
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 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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