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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
133 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         56   1157 AM  93    2002  57     -1       42       
  MINIMUM         40    317 AM  26    1908  41     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         48                        49     -1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1954   0.12  -0.12     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      2.09  -0.64     4.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.12                      5.94   0.18     9.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.75                     13.16   3.59    14.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1935   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                      10.1   -9.1     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      43.7    8.3     17.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  314                       321     -7      425       
  SINCE MAR 1   1136                      1136      0     1271       
  SINCE JUL 1   4963                      5167   -204     4953       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1887                    
                                             1875                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2008.........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   731 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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