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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT TUE MAY 6 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         58    628 PM  89    1949  63     -5       67       
  MINIMUM         44    642 AM  35    1907  47     -3       48       
                                      1891                          
                                      1874                          
  AVERAGE         51                        55     -4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.06 1922   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.55  -0.10     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      8.00   0.10    11.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.73                     15.22   3.51    15.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   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       14                        11      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        56     25       35       
  SINCE MAR 1   1365                      1374     -9     1474       
  SINCE JUL 1   5192                      5405   -213     5156       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2008...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2008...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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