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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         75   1220 PM  98    1944  80     -5       86       
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  52    1964  65      0       62       
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.90 1930   0.11   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.46                      1.61   2.85     0.61    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.92                      7.89   6.03     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.93                     25.80   9.13    27.48    
                                                                     
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        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        52    -25       52       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                       130    -57      146       
  SINCE JUN 1    586                       551     35      558       
  SINCE JAN 1    601                       588     13      630       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1880                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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