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CDUS41 KBOX 172147  
CLIBOS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOSTON/NORTON MA  
547 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 90 359 PM 92 1977 67 23 76  
2017  
MINIMUM 59 353 AM 39 1882 51 8 61  
AVERAGE 75 59 16 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 1.88 1916 0.09 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 1.72 -0.93 3.35  
SINCE MAR 1 5.90 9.52 -3.62 10.58  
SINCE JAN 1 9.19 16.12 -6.93 15.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2000 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
2002  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.9 10.6 -8.7 T  
SINCE JUL 1 62.8 49.2 13.6 28.1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 126 154 -28 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1341 1478 -137 1210  
SINCE JUL 1 5468 5416 52 4969  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 4  
MONTH TO DATE 10 9 1 16  
SINCE MAR 1 13 13 0 22  
SINCE JAN 1 13 13 0 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 300 AM  
LOWEST 28 400 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 95 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 37 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 521 AM EDT SUNSET 801 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........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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