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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
135 AM EDT MON SEP 3 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         73   1225 PM 100    1953  77     -4       68
  MINIMUM         62   1135 PM  49    1967  62      0       60
                                      1896
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.71 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.20  -0.20     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     23.07                     28.82  -5.75    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 SEP 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        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        1
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15        1

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        10      0        2
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        10      0        2
  SINCE JAN 1    837                       669    168      866
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           800 PM
 LOWEST     61           900 AM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1893
                                             1885


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  3 2012.....SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER  4 2012.....SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 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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