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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    341 PM  87    1964  64     -3       76
                                      1895
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  34    1956  48      1       56
  AVERAGE         55                        56     -1       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.20          1.42 1886   0.11   1.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.88   0.36     1.34
  SINCE MAR 1     17.89                      8.33   9.56     7.98
  SINCE JAN 1     24.14                     15.55   8.59    13.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1938   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       9.2   -9.0     10.7
  SINCE JUL 1     35.7                      41.8   -6.1     65.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       10                        10      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        86    -73       51
  SINCE MAR 1   1017                      1404   -387     1345
  SINCE JUL 1   4955                      5435   -480     5452

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         1     27        1
  SINCE MAR 1     31                         6     25       19
  SINCE JAN 1     31                         6     25       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM
 LOWEST     46          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1979
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1977


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2010...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT
MAY 10 2010...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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