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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT WED MAY 20 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         65    601 PM  90    1986  68     -3       60       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         46    505 AM  38    1882  51     -5       50       
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1900   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.01  -0.29     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.46  -1.10     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.68  -2.78    19.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      10.2    0.5      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      43.8   22.1     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       173    -41      192       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1491    -65     1476       
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      5522     11     5303       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        12    -11        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        17      2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        17      2        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
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    65           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        40      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2009...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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