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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2014


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60    254 PM  89    1899  61     -1       60       
  MINIMUM         44   1245 AM  33    1880  46     -2       45       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62          1.82 1921   0.10   0.52     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.10   0.52     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.34                      8.16   0.18     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.71                     14.77   0.94    11.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       9.7   -7.2     20.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     58.9                      43.8   15.1     63.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        12      1       12       
  SINCE MAR 1   1484                      1351    133     1326       
  SINCE JUL 1   5632                      5393    239     5128       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         3     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         3     -2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2001                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1874                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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