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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
136 AM EDT TUE MAY 19 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         53   1205 AM  91    1936  67    -14       71       
  MINIMUM         46    352 PM  37    2002  51     -5       55       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.72 2007   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.91  -0.19     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.36  -1.00     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.58  -2.68    19.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      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       15                         7      8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       166    -43      182       
  SINCE MAR 1   1417                      1484    -67     1466       
  SINCE JUL 1   5524                      5515      9     5293       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        11    -10        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        16      3        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        16      3        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1986                    
                                             1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        38      1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2009...........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
MAY 20 2009...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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