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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT WED MAY 7 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         66    610 PM  90    1930  63      3       51       
  MINIMUM         46    500 AM  33    1891  47     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.66  -0.21     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      8.11  -0.01    11.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.73                     15.33   3.40    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        9                        10     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        66     24       52       
  SINCE MAR 1   1374                      1384    -10     1491       
  SINCE JUL 1   5201                      5415   -214     5173       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        37      1992                    
                                             1967                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2008...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 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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