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CDUS41 KBOX 230539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT SAT MAY 23 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         89    302 PM  93    1959  69     20       60       
  MINIMUM         59    446 AM  39    1894  52      7       49       
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1920   0.10  -0.10     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.31  -0.59     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.76  -1.40     9.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.98  -3.08    20.00    
                                                                     
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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       191    -59      215       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1509    -83     1499       
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      5540     -7     5326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        15      7        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        20     20        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        20     20        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967                    
                                             1882                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2009...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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