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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
907 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   10/07/1963
                        10/12/1954
                        10/01/1881
 LOW               25   10/27/1936
                        10/26/1879
HIGHEST            78   10/06
LOWEST             35   10/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.1              61.4     1.7
AVG. MINIMUM     49.8              46.5     3.3
MEAN             56.5              54.0     2.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.66   1996
 MINIMUM         0.06   1924
TOTALS           2.62              3.94   -1.32
DAILY AVG.       0.08              0.13   -0.05
DAYS >= .01        16               9.4     6.6
DAYS >= .10         6               5.9     0.1
DAYS >= .50         1               2.8    -1.8
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.08   10/28 TO 10/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   MM
 SNOW DEPTH        MM   MM
TOTALS            0.0                 T      -T
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T      -T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     MM
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     264               350     -86
 SINCE 7/1        336               447    -111
COOLING TOTAL       6                 7      -1
 SINCE 1/1        905               747     158
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   2/247
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/090    DATE  10/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/050    DATE  10/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            7
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               17     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      0

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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