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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
149 AM EDT SUN AUG 17 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         81    319 PM  97    1944  80      1       89       
  MINIMUM         64    459 AM  47    1880  65     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.77 1872   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.46                      1.72   2.74     0.61    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.92                      8.00   5.92     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.93                     25.91   9.02    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        8                         8      0       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       138    -57      160       
  SINCE JUN 1    594                       559     35      572       
  SINCE JAN 1    609                       596     13      644       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1934                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 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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