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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
138 AM EDT SAT APR 21 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         77   1227 PM  89    1976  57     20       46
                                      1941
                                      1927
  MINIMUM         49    507 AM  21    1897  42      7       42
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1874   0.11  -0.11      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      2.61  -2.05     3.56
  SINCE MAR 1      1.77                      6.93  -5.16     5.66
  SINCE JAN 1      5.44                     13.54  -8.10    14.80

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904   0.1   -0.1     MM
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.9
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       9.6   -9.0      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                      43.7  -34.4     81.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                        15    -13       21
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       373   -133      347
  SINCE MAR 1    809                      1202   -393     1148
  SINCE JUL 1   4044                      5244  -1200     5182

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        0
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         0     24        0
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         0     24        0
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


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    80           500 AM
 LOWEST     27           100 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT
APRIL 22 2012.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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