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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT MON AUG 31 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         72    555 PM  99    1973  77     -5       79       
  MINIMUM         56    541 AM  48    1965  62     -6       67       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1872   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.24                      3.26  -0.02     4.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.36                      9.54   3.82    13.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.23                     27.45   0.78    34.94    
                                                                     
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 JUN 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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     96                        59     37       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     18                        11      7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       230     50      155       
  SINCE JUN 1    504                       651   -147      668       
  SINCE JAN 1    550                       688   -138      683       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1953                    
                                             1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2009........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2009.....SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 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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