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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT THU MAY 8 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         70   1148 AM  95    1930  64      6       65       
  MINIMUM         55    440 AM  37    1992  47      8       42       
                                      1967                          
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1998   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.77  -0.32     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      8.22  -0.12    11.10    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.73                     15.44   3.29    15.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1967   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        2                        10     -8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        76     16       63       
  SINCE MAR 1   1376                      1394    -18     1502       
  SINCE JUL 1   5203                      5425   -222     5184       
                                                                     
 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  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        87      1964                    
                                             1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        34      1956                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2008...........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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