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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
137 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         73    129 PM  97    1955  79     -6       90
  MINIMUM         62    516 AM  52    1882  64     -2       72
                                      1876
  AVERAGE         68                        72     -4       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1991   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      2.27  -1.00     0.43
  SINCE JUN 1      7.11                      8.55  -1.44    10.55
  SINCE JAN 1     32.91                     26.46   6.45    25.42

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        3                         7     -4       16
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       174     27      218
  SINCE JUN 1    772                       595    177      442
  SINCE JAN 1    845                       632    213      488
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           800 PM
 LOWEST     45          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      2003
                                             1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 22 2010........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT
AUGUST 23 2010........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 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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