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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
809 AM EST THU MAR 1 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         36   1159 PM  64    1880  41     -5       46
  MINIMUM         31    215 PM   3    1884  27      4       25
  AVERAGE         34                        34      0       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.56 1880   0.14   0.15     0.63
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      3.25  -2.25     4.57
  SINCE DEC 1      7.64                     10.39  -2.75    12.75
  SINCE JAN 1      3.67                      6.61  -2.94     9.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.9           1.3  1968   0.3    0.6      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                      10.9  -10.0     18.5
  SINCE DEC 1      7.7                      32.8  -25.1     78.8
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                      34.1  -25.4     78.8
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        31      0       29
  MONTH TO DATE  797                       962   -165      959
  SINCE DEC 1   2510                      3018   -508     3105
  SINCE JUL 1   3235                      4073   -838     4034

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -1      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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