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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         65    144 AM  92    1977  67     -2       73       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  39    1882  51      2       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.88 1916   0.10   0.03     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.81  -0.09     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.26  -0.90     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.48  -2.58    19.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                      10.2    0.5      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      43.8   22.1     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       159    -51      180       
  SINCE MAR 1   1402                      1477    -75     1464       
  SINCE JUL 1   5509                      5508      1     5291       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        10     -9        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        15      4        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        15      4        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2009...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT   
MAY 19 2009...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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