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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT SAT MAY 17 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         59    831 AM  93    1932  67     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         48    813 PM  34    1936  50     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         54                        59     -5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          4.47 1954   0.10   0.15     0.79    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      1.71  -0.76     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.60                      9.16  -0.56    12.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.23                     16.38   2.85    16.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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       11                         7      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       152     25       89       
  SINCE MAR 1   1461                      1470     -9     1528       
  SINCE JUL 1   5288                      5501   -213     5210       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         9     -7       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        14    -10       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        14    -10       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        39      1882                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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