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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT THU MAY 21 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         80   1143 AM  91    1996  68     12       66       
  MINIMUM         52    511 AM  40    1892  51      1       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1969   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      2.11  -0.39     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.36                      9.56  -1.20     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.90                     16.78  -2.88    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        0                         6     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       179    -47      201       
  SINCE MAR 1   1426                      1497    -71     1485       
  SINCE JUL 1   5533                      5528      5     5312       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        13    -11        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        18      2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        18      2        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        41      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2009...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2009...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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