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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
139 AM EDT WED APR 21 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         69    244 PM  89    1976  58     11       48
                                      1941
                                      1927
  MINIMUM         48    521 AM  21    1897  42      6       38
  AVERAGE         59                        50      9       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1874   0.12  -0.12     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      2.45  -0.95     2.84
  SINCE MAR 1     16.37                      6.30  10.07     5.35
  SINCE JAN 1     22.62                     13.52   9.10    10.89

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904   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        6                        15     -9       22
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       368   -130      376
  SINCE MAR 1    887                      1183   -296     1223
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      5214   -389     5330

 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


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    66           400 AM
 LOWEST     21           300 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2010.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT
APRIL 22 2010.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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