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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
110 AM EDT FRI APR 10 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    409 PM  85    1991  54      7       53       
  MINIMUM         37    350 AM  24    1888  38     -1       33       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1935   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      1.13   0.87     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.51                      4.98  -0.47     5.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.05                     12.20  -2.15    16.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1917   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                       9.3    1.4      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      42.9   23.0     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        19     -3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       181     -9      187       
  SINCE MAR 1   1019                       996     23     1009       
  SINCE JUL 1   5126                      5027     99     4836       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
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    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        26      1997                    
                                             1985                    
                                             1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2009.........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
APRIL 11 2009.........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   721 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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