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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1243 AM EST FRI DEC 9 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         33    357 PM  65    1927  44    -11       52       
  MINIMUM         19    654 AM  -4    1902  30    -11       36       
  AVERAGE         26                        37    -11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.97  -0.85     1.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.97  -0.85     1.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.92                     39.77   1.15    42.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1922   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       1.2    0.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.9                       1.2    0.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      3.0                       3.3   -0.3      3.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        28     11       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       213     47      194       
  SINCE DEC 1    260                       213     47      194       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1257    -65     1214       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    894                       777    117      632       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        70      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -8      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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