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CDUS41 KBOX 060537
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         90    127 PM 100    1955  82      8       89
  MINIMUM         75    358 PM  54    1972  66      9       72
  AVERAGE         83                        74      9       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.99          2.49 1952   0.11   0.88     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.51   0.48      T
  SINCE JUN 1      6.83                      6.79   0.04    10.12
  SINCE JAN 1     32.63                     24.70   7.93    24.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
                                      2000
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1     18                        52    -34       91
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4       13

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9       16
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        45     16       53
  SINCE JUN 1    632                       466    166      277
  SINCE JAN 1    705                       503    202      323
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           300 PM
 LOWEST     59           100 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1931
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1883


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  6 2010........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT
AUGUST  7 2010........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 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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