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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EDT TUE APR 20 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    428 PM  87    1914  57      4       51       
  MINIMUM         40    425 AM  22    1875  42     -2       41       
  AVERAGE         51                        49      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.65 1877   0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      2.33  -0.83     2.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.37                      6.18  10.19     5.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.62                     13.40   9.22    10.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1961   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       9.9   -9.7     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.7                      42.5   -6.8     65.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       353   -121      354       
  SINCE MAR 1    881                      1168   -287     1201       
  SINCE JUL 1   4819                      5199   -380     5308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         1      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                     
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    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1976                    
                                             1941                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2010.........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2010.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 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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