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CDUS41 KBOX 230537
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
136 AM EDT WED MAY 23 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         63    233 PM  93    1959  68     -5       53
  MINIMUM         56    337 AM  39    1894  52      4       48
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.58          3.23 1920   0.12   0.46     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.26                      2.34   0.92     2.95
  SINCE MAR 1      7.56                     10.40  -2.84     9.09
  SINCE JAN 1     11.23                     17.01  -5.78    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        5                         6     -1       14
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       199    -29      220
  SINCE MAR 1   1104                      1538   -434     1463
  SINCE JUL 1   4339                      5580  -1241     5497

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         9     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        12     20        3
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        12     20        3
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     93          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    97

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        40      1967
                                             1882
                                             1876


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT
MAY 24 2012...........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   808 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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