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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
137 AM EDT TUE MAY 22 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         59    323 PM  93    1921  68     -9       62
  MINIMUM         54    408 AM  41    1907  51      3       49
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.24 1889   0.11  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      2.22   0.46     2.95
  SINCE MAR 1      6.98                     10.28  -3.30     9.09
  SINCE JAN 1     10.65                     16.89  -6.24    18.23

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        8                         7      1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       193    -28      206
  SINCE MAR 1   1099                      1532   -433     1449
  SINCE JUL 1   4334                      5574  -1240     5483

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         8     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        11     21        3
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        11     21        3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM
 LOWEST     72          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        39      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 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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