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CDUS41 KBOX 140550
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
143 AM EDT MON MAY 14 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         80    344 PM  87    1947  65     15       59
  MINIMUM         59    305 AM  38    1882  49     10       46
                                      1878
  AVERAGE         70                        57     13       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 2006   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      1.36   0.65     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      6.31                      9.42  -3.11     6.89
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     16.03  -6.05    16.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
                                      2000
  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       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       12
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       133     -1      113
  SINCE MAR 1   1066                      1472   -406     1356
  SINCE JUL 1   4301                      5514  -1213     5390

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE MAR 1     30                         3     27        3
  SINCE JAN 1     30                         3     27        3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


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    63          1200 PM
 LOWEST     38           400 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1879
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        37      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE   523 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   522 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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