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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT MON APR 21 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         55    311 PM  89    1976  58     -3       51       
                                      1941                          
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         45   1116 PM  21    1897  42      3       36       
  AVERAGE         50                        50      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1874   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      2.45  -1.00     4.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.12                      6.30  -0.18     9.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.75                     13.52   3.23    14.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904   T      0.0      0.0     
  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       15                        15      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       368    -17      490       
  SINCE MAR 1   1173                      1183    -10     1336       
  SINCE JUL 1   5000                      5214   -214     5018       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2008.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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