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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
136 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         69    652 AM  93    1921  68      1       92
  MINIMUM         54   1157 PM  41    1907  52      2       59
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.24 1889   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.79                      2.21   0.58     1.72
  SINCE MAR 1     19.44                      9.66   9.78     8.36
  SINCE JAN 1     25.69                     16.88   8.81    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        3                         6     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       185    -66      132
  SINCE MAR 1   1123                      1503   -380     1426
  SINCE JUL 1   5061                      5534   -473     5533

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       11
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        14     18       13
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        19     16       31
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        19     16       31
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM
 LOWEST     37           900 AM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2010...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT
MAY 23 2010...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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