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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
143 AM EDT SAT MAY 15 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         68    348 PM  86    1879  66      2       64
  MINIMUM         51    831 AM  37    1895  50      1       49
  AVERAGE         60                        58      2       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.47          3.77 2006   0.10   0.37     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.51   0.20     1.59
  SINCE MAR 1     18.36                      8.96   9.40     8.23
  SINCE JAN 1     24.61                     16.18   8.43    13.77

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0     MM
                                      2001
                                      2000
  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        5                         8     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       137    -47       95
  SINCE MAR 1   1094                      1455   -361     1389
  SINCE JUL 1   5032                      5486   -454     5496

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   28                         7     21        1
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        12     19       19
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        12     19       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


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    89           500 AM
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1900
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        36      1947


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2010...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT
MAY 16 2010...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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