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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT MON MAY 10 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         55    343 PM  95    1979  64     -9       72
  MINIMUM         42    543 AM  35    1977  48     -6       56
  AVERAGE         49                        56     -7       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.99   0.25     1.53
  SINCE MAR 1     17.89                      8.44   9.45     8.17
  SINCE JAN 1     24.14                     15.66   8.48    13.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1977   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       16                         9      7        1
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        95    -66       52
  SINCE MAR 1   1033                      1413   -380     1346
  SINCE JUL 1   4971                      5444   -473     5453

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         2     26        1
  SINCE MAR 1     31                         7     24       19
  SINCE JAN 1     31                         7     24       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  20   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          1200 AM
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1979
                                             1896
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1902
                                             1900


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2010...........SUNRISE   528 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT
MAY 11 2010...........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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