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CLIBOS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT SUN AUG 30 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         66   11:56 AM  96    1953  78    -12       75       
  MINIMUM         56   11:59 PM  47    1986  62     -6       62       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         61                        70     -9       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.65          1.69 1962   0.11   1.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      3.15   0.09     4.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.36                      9.43   3.93    13.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.23                     27.34   0.89    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        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     95                        58     37       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        10      7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       225     55      147       
  SINCE JUN 1    504                       646   -142      660       
  SINCE JAN 1    550                       683   -133      675       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           8:00 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          12:00 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2009........SUNRISE   6:07 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:21 PM EDT   
AUGUST 31 2009........SUNRISE   6:08 AM EDT   SUNSET   7:20 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
*  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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