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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73   1013 AM  92    1977  67      6       65
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  39    1882  51      2       53
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1916   0.10  -0.10     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.81  -0.10     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     18.36                      9.26   9.10     8.36
  SINCE JAN 1     24.61                     16.48   8.13    13.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      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        2                         7     -5        6
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       159    -65      108
  SINCE MAR 1   1098                      1477   -379     1402
  SINCE JUL 1   5036                      5508   -472     5509

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        10     18        1
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        15     16       19
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        15     16       19
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


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    62           700 PM
 LOWEST     22           900 AM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2010...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
MAY 19 2010...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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