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CDUS41 KBOX 182134
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
533 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         62   1137 AM  91    1936  67     -5       53
  MINIMUM         50    238 AM  37    2002  51     -1       46
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.72 2007   0.10  -0.10      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.91  -0.20     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     18.36                      9.36   9.00     8.36
  SINCE JAN 1     24.61                     16.58   8.03    13.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      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
  TODAY            9                         7      2       15
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       166    -63      123
  SINCE MAR 1   1107                      1484   -377     1417
  SINCE JUL 1   5045                      5515   -470     5524

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        11     17        1
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        16     15       19
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        16     15       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM
 LOWEST     53           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1986
                                             1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1882


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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