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CDUS41 KBOX 082140
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
538 PM EDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         58    359 PM  87    1964  64     -6       57
                                      1895
  MINIMUM         50    653 AM  34    1956  48      2       49
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.08          1.42 1886   0.10  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.85  -0.03     0.74
  SINCE MAR 1      5.12                      8.91  -3.79     6.88
  SINCE JAN 1      8.79                     15.52  -6.73    16.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.9  1938   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       9.8   -9.2      2.2
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                      43.9  -34.6     81.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           11                        10      1       12
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        88     24       68
  SINCE MAR 1   1046                      1427   -381     1311
  SINCE JUL 1   4281                      5469  -1188     5345

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     25                         3     22        3
  SINCE JAN 1     25                         3     22        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        95      1979
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        35      1977


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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