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CDUS41 KBOX 170642  
CLIBOS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
242 AM EDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 215 PM 93 1932 67 14 79  
MINIMUM 61 1159 PM 34 1936 50 11 58  
AVERAGE 71 58 13 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.47 1954 0.10 -0.10 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 1.63 -1.35 0.47  
SINCE MAR 1 7.67 9.43 -1.76 5.72  
SINCE JAN 1 14.26 16.03 -1.77 12.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.9 10.6 -9.7 2.1  
SINCE JUL 1 12.4 49.2 -36.8 54.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 91 147 -56 151  
SINCE MAR 1 1259 1471 -212 1315  
SINCE JUL 1 4575 5409 -834 4937  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 1 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 27 8 19 21  
SINCE MAR 1 32 12 20 21  
SINCE JAN 1 32 12 20 21    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 1100 PM  
LOWEST 17 500 PM  
AVERAGE 35  
   
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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1977  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 39 1882  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 521 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 520 AM EDT SUNSET 802 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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