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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
136 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         92    305 PM  93    1921  68     24       71       
  MINIMUM         59    450 AM  41    1907  52      7       50       
  AVERAGE         76                        60     16       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.24 1889   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.21  -0.49     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.66  -1.30     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.88  -2.98    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        0                         6     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       185    -53      205       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1503    -77     1489       
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      5534     -1     5316       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        14     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        19     12        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        19     12        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
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    51           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     12           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    32                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2009...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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