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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
144 AM EDT WED APR 22 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         58    801 PM  88    1957  58      0       52       
  MINIMUM         43    115 AM  21    1875  42      1       44       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.13          3.32 1991   0.12   1.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.97                      2.57   1.40     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.48                      6.42   0.06     6.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.02                     13.64  -1.62    16.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1947   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      10.1    0.6      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      43.7   22.2     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       383      7      368       
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1198     39     1190       
  SINCE JUL 1   5344                      5229    115     5017       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2009.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
APRIL 23 2009.........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 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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