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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         60    301 PM  89    1899  61     -1       68       
  MINIMUM         40    529 AM  33    1880  45     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         50                        53     -3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.65                      7.56   0.09    11.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.28                     14.78   3.50    15.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   T      0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  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       15                        12      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        12      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1   1299                      1330    -31     1446       
  SINCE JUL 1   5126                      5361   -235     5128       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         5     -3        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         5     -3        4       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
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    61          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2001                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1874                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2008...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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