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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
120 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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    439 PM  98    1924  82    -11       74       
  MINIMUM         63    433 AM  55    1964  66     -3       65       
                                      1885                          
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.73 1908   0.11   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      0.73   0.57     0.24    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.76                      7.01   3.75     7.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.77                     24.92   6.85    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        2                         9     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        63    -25       85       
  SINCE JUN 1    551                       484     67      497       
  SINCE JAN 1    566                       521     45      569       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2008........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2008........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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