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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
148 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         80    117 PM  98    1975  82     -2       82       
                                      1955                          
                                      1917                          
  MINIMUM         68   1105 PM  54    1891  66      2       71       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.58 1985   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.46                      6.38   3.08     7.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.47                     24.29   6.18    26.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        52    -25       50       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         9      0       12       
  SINCE JUN 1    522                       430     92      424       
  SINCE JAN 1    537                       467     70      496       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       102      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1947                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2008........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
AUGUST  3 2008........SUNRISE   539 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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