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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    200 PM  96    1953  78     -3       82       
  MINIMUM         62    508 AM  47    1986  62      0       64       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         69                        70     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1962   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      3.15   1.32     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.93                      9.43   4.50     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.94                     27.34   7.60    27.52    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       12       
  SINCE JUN 1     27                        58    -31       62       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       225    -78      239       
  SINCE JUN 1    660                       646     14      651       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       683     -8      723       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   721 PM EDT   
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 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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