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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         91    329 PM  92    1983  80     11       79       
                                      1966                          
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         74    351 AM  51    1882  64     10       60       
  AVERAGE         83                        72     11       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.06 1955   0.11  -0.11     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      2.05  -1.90     4.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.27                      8.33   1.94    13.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.14                     26.24  -1.10    34.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     91                        52     39       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         4      9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         7     11        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       160     31      108       
  SINCE JUN 1    415                       581   -166      621       
  SINCE JAN 1    461                       618   -157      636       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
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    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1905                    
                                             1896                    
                                             1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2009........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   737 PM EDT   
AUGUST 21 2009........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 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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