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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT WED APR 2 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    148 PM  76    1918  51     13       52       
  MINIMUM         52   1202 AM  13    1923  36     16       33       
  AVERAGE         58                        44     14       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          4.29 2004   0.13   0.04     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.13   0.04     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.84                      3.98   0.86     4.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.47                     11.20   4.27     9.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          22.4  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       8.5   -7.5     10.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      42.1    9.9     16.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        21    -14       22       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        21    -14       22       
  SINCE MAR 1    829                       836     -7      868       
  SINCE JUL 1   4656                      4867   -211     4550       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  23   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1967                    
                                             1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1919                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 PM EDT   
APRIL  3 2008.........SUNRISE   623 AM EDT   SUNSET   713 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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