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CDUS41 KBOX 250543
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
136 AM EDT MON MAY 25 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         81   1207 PM  93    1964  69     12       72       
  MINIMUM         51    134 AM  36    1882  53     -2       53       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          1.73 1951   0.10   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      2.51  -0.28     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.87                      9.96  -1.09     9.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.41                     17.18  -2.77    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                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       202    -65      222       
  SINCE MAR 1   1431                      1520    -89     1506       
  SINCE JUL 1   5538                      5551    -13     5333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        18      5        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        23     18        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        23     18        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        40      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2009...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 26 2009...........SUNRISE   513 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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