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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT SAT MAY 3 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         50    332 PM  91    2001  62    -12       66       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         46   1144 PM  33    1874  46      0       48       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.14 1897   0.11   0.03     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.22  -0.08     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.79                      7.67   0.12    11.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.42                     14.89   3.53    15.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1953   T     MM        0.0     
  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       17                        11      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        23      9       15       
  SINCE MAR 1   1316                      1341    -25     1454       
  SINCE JUL 1   5143                      5372   -229     5136       
                                                                     
 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1882                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2008...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2008...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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