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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EDT SUN OCT 5 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         63    336 PM  86    2007  66     -3       86       
  MINIMUM         46    534 AM  34    1888  50     -4       62       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      0.48  -0.01     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.92                      3.95   2.97     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.86                     31.51  10.35    29.34    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        27      1       13       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       111     -5       63       
  SINCE JUL 1    106                       123    -17       75       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     95                        80     15      144       
  SINCE JAN 1    788                       773     15      885       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                      
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    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1881                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2008.......SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   618 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  6 2008.......SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   616 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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