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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         69    248 PM  93    1900  66      3       82       
  MINIMUM         52    458 AM  36    1947  50      2       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        58      3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.73 1978   0.10  -0.10     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.61  -0.91     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.35                      9.06  -0.71    11.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.98                     16.28   2.70    16.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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        4                         8     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       145     21       79       
  SINCE MAR 1   1450                      1463    -13     1518       
  SINCE JUL 1   5277                      5494   -217     5200       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        13     -9       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        13     -9       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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