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CDUS41 KBOX 212141  
CLIORH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  
540 PM EDT THU AUG 21 2008  
 
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..THE WORCESTER MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2008  
 
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 244 PM 92 1937 76 1 65  
MINIMUM 55 218 AM 43 1941 59 -4 53  
AVERAGE 66 68 -2 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.46 2004 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.51 2.73 0.78 1.01  
SINCE JUN 1 17.03 10.94 6.09 7.47  
SINCE JAN 1 41.47 30.61 10.86 30.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2000  
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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 7 6 1 24  
SINCE JUN 1 47 89 -42 120  
SINCE JUL 1 8 15 -7 38  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 3 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 75 95 -20 118  
SINCE JUN 1 448 325 123 405  
SINCE JAN 1 452 332 120 454    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 100 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE WORCESTER MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1894  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE 602 AM EDT SUNSET 739 PM EDT  
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE 603 AM EDT SUNSET 737 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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