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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
153 AM EDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         54    638 PM  86    1942  61     -7       61
  MINIMUM         41    456 AM  31    1874  45     -4       48
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1921   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      3.74  -0.65     4.04
  SINCE MAR 1      4.30                      8.06  -3.76     6.14
  SINCE JAN 1      7.97                     14.67  -6.70    15.28

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2009   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2008
                                      2007
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.9
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       9.7   -9.1      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                      43.8  -34.5     81.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5       10
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       510   -145      442
  SINCE MAR 1    934                      1339   -405     1243
  SINCE JUL 1   4169                      5381  -1212     5277

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         3     13        3
  SINCE MAR 1     25                         3     22        3
  SINCE JAN 1     25                         3     22        3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          1100 PM
 LOWEST     27          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1899
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1880


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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