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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT THU MAY 22 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         71    227 PM  93    1921  68      3       66       
  MINIMUM         50    511 AM  41    1907  52     -2       50       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.24 1889   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      2.21  -0.82     3.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.04                      9.66  -0.62    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.67                     16.88   2.79    19.49    
                                                                     
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                         6     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       185     20      159       
  SINCE MAR 1   1489                      1503    -14     1598       
  SINCE JUL 1   5316                      5534   -218     5280       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        14    -12       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        19    -15       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        19    -15       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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