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CDUS41 KBOX 062032  
CLIBOS  
 
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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