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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT THU MAY 1 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         53    304 PM  86    1942  61     -8       71       
  MINIMUM         42    551 AM  31    1874  45     -3       43       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      3.60  -0.62     6.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.65                      7.45   0.20    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.28                     14.67   3.61    15.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                      10.2   -9.2     10.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      43.8    8.2     17.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  462                       503    -41      593       
  SINCE MAR 1   1284                      1318    -34     1439       
  SINCE JUL 1   5111                      5349   -238     5121       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         5     -3        4       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        33      1880                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2008...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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