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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT SUN MAY 20 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         66    239 PM  90    1986  67     -1       61
                                      1949
  MINIMUM         51    353 AM  38    1882  51      0       51
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1900   0.11  -0.11     0.50
  MONTH TO DATE    2.66                      1.99   0.67     2.94
  SINCE MAR 1      6.96                     10.05  -3.09     9.08
  SINCE JAN 1     10.63                     16.66  -6.03    18.22

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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       179    -24      190
  SINCE MAR 1   1089                      1518   -429     1433
  SINCE JUL 1   4324                      5560  -1236     5467

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         6      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                         9     23        3
  SINCE JAN 1     32                         9     23        3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM
 LOWEST     42           200 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        40      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE   518 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   517 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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