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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
121 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         66    339 PM  97    1931  82    -16       78       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  52    1883  66     -3       63       
  AVERAGE         65                        74     -9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          2.60 1967   0.11   0.17     0.24    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.62   0.54     0.24    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.62                      6.90   3.72     7.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.63                     24.81   6.82    27.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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        0                         9     -9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        54    -18       80       
  SINCE JUN 1    549                       475     74      492       
  SINCE JAN 1    564                       512     52      564       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        55      1964                    
                                             1885                    
                                             1883                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2008........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
AUGUST  8 2008........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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