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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         81    331 PM  98    1924  82     -1       82
  MINIMUM         62    621 AM  55    1964  66     -4       65
                                      1885
                                      1883
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1908   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.73   0.26      T
  SINCE JUN 1      6.83                      7.01  -0.18    10.12
  SINCE JAN 1     32.63                     24.92   7.71    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      MM

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        7                         9     -2        9
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        63     17       69
  SINCE JUN 1    651                       484    167      293
  SINCE JAN 1    724                       521    203      339
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


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    63          1100 PM
 LOWEST     29           700 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  8 2010........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT
AUGUST  9 2010........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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