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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
125 AM EDT THU APR 30 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59   1207 AM  85    1974  61     -2       60       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  31    1909  45      3       45       
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.52 1923   0.11  -0.11     0.95    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.13                      3.49   0.64     2.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.64                      7.34  -0.70     7.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.18                     14.56  -2.38    18.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1987   T      0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      10.1    0.6      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      43.7   22.2     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       491    -51      445       
  SINCE MAR 1   1287                      1306    -19     1267       
  SINCE JUL 1   5394                      5337     57     5094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         3     15        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                         4     14        2       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                         4     14        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1874                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2009.........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2009...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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