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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         34    103 PM  64    1899  41     -7       43       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -10    1875  27     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         30                        34     -4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.35 1986   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      2.29  -0.70     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.59                      2.29  -0.70     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.39                     41.09   1.30    43.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1945   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                       3.4    7.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     10.5                       3.4    7.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.6                       5.5    6.1      3.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        31      4       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  646                       540    106      517       
  SINCE DEC 1    646                       540    106      517       
  SINCE JUL 1   1578                      1584     -6     1537       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        63      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -11      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   415 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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