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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         73    148 PM  92    1977  67      6       50       
  MINIMUM         50    652 AM  39    1882  51     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          1.88 1916   0.10   0.34      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      1.81  -0.42     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.04                      9.26  -0.22    12.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.67                     16.48   3.19    16.82    
                                                                     
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        3                         7     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       159     21      106       
  SINCE MAR 1   1464                      1477    -13     1545       
  SINCE JUL 1   5291                      5508   -217     5227       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        10     -8       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        15    -11       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        15    -11       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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