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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
127 AM EDT MON AUG 18 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         82    450 PM  97    1944  80      2       80       
  MINIMUM         66    538 AM  51    1934  65      1       67       
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1909   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.46                      1.83   2.63     0.61    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.92                      8.11   5.81     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.93                     26.02   8.91    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        9                         8      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       146    -56      169       
  SINCE JUN 1    603                       567     36      581       
  SINCE JAN 1    618                       604     14      653       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        53      1918                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 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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