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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
432 PM EDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         58   1019 AM  89    1949  63     -5       60       
  MINIMUM         46    939 PM  35    1907  47     -1       47       
                                      1891                          
                                      1874                          
  AVERAGE         52                        55     -3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.06 1922   0.12  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.54   0.20     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.04                      8.60  -3.56     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.71                     15.21  -6.50    15.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.6                       9.7   -9.1      2.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                      43.8  -34.5     81.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        57     18       46       
  SINCE MAR 1   1009                      1396   -387     1289       
  SINCE JUL 1   4244                      5438  -1194     5323       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                         3     22        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                         3     22        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   532 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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