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CDUS41 KBOX 310545
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT FRI AUG 31 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         83    222 PM  99    1973  77      6       77
  MINIMUM         60    506 AM  48    1965  63     -3       62
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.65 1872   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.08                      3.25  -0.17     7.74
  SINCE JUN 1     11.67                     10.36   1.31    14.54
  SINCE JAN 1     23.07                     28.52  -5.45    33.05

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
                                      2000
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JUN 1     74                        63     11       64
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       223     67      275
  SINCE JUN 1    754                       625    129      799
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       655    158      857
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


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    65           500 AM
 LOWEST     30          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1953
                                             1881
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2012........SUNRISE   609 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 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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