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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
128 AM EDT THU AUG 16 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         84    317 PM  98    1944  80      4       69
  MINIMUM         66    827 AM  52    1964  65      1       63
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.83          1.90 1930   0.10   0.73     1.43
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      1.74   1.15     5.34
  SINCE JUN 1     11.48                      8.85   2.63    12.14
  SINCE JAN 1     22.88                     27.01  -4.13    30.65

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1     74                        61     13       64
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2        1
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       124     54      132
  SINCE JUN 1    642                       526    116      656
  SINCE JAN 1    701                       556    145      714
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1880


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT
AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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