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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT MON MAY 5 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         52    635 PM  90    2001  63    -11       68       
  MINIMUM         45    114 AM  33    1911  46     -1       50       
  AVERAGE         49                        54     -5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          2.71 1893   0.11   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.44   0.01     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      7.89   0.21    11.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.73                     15.11   3.62    15.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920   0.0    0.0      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       16                        11      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        45     22       28       
  SINCE MAR 1   1351                      1363    -12     1467       
  SINCE JUL 1   5178                      5394   -216     5149       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     83          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        35      1907                    
                                             1891                    
                                             1874                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2008...........SUNRISE   534 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2008...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 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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