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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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   1143 AM  93    1900  66      7       57       
  MINIMUM         56    837 PM  36    1947  50      6       50       
  AVERAGE         65                        58      7       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.50          1.73 1978   0.10   0.40     1.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      1.56   1.04     1.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.90                      9.62  -2.72     7.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                     16.23  -5.66    17.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       149    -11      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1072                      1488   -416     1380       
  SINCE JUL 1   4307                      5530  -1223     5414       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                         5     25        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                         5     25        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        93      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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