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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
545 PM EDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2012...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         50    342 PM  85    1991  53     -3       48
  MINIMUM         41   1213 AM  21    1888  38      3       36
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.18 1894   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.09  -0.85     0.90
  SINCE MAR 1      1.45                      5.41  -3.96     3.00
  SINCE JAN 1      5.12                     12.02  -6.90    12.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.6  1894   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.9
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       8.7   -8.1      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                      42.8  -33.5     81.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           19                        20     -1       23
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       167    -20      167
  SINCE MAR 1    716                       996   -280      968
  SINCE JUL 1   3951                      5038  -1087     5002

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         0      9        0
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         0      9        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    57           200 AM
 LOWEST     31          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        85      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1888
                                             1876


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 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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