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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT SAT MAY 24 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         72    232 PM  93    1964  69      3       73       
  MINIMUM         48    354 AM  40    1967  52     -4       50       
                                      1882                          
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.09 1913   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.41  -0.69     3.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.37                      9.86  -0.49    14.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.00                     17.08   2.92    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        5                         6     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       197     23      169       
  SINCE MAR 1   1504                      1515    -11     1608       
  SINCE JUL 1   5331                      5546   -215     5290       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        16    -14       22       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        21    -17       26       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        21    -17       26       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1882                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 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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