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CDUS41 KBOX 312156
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
450 PM EST SAT DEC 31 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2005...
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         33    346 PM  65    1932  38     -5       47       
  MINIMUM         23    713 AM  -8    1917  24     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         28                        31     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.68 1906   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.83                      3.73  -0.90     3.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.83                      3.73  -0.90     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.63                     42.53   1.10    44.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T             3.8  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                       6.9    3.7      7.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.6                       6.9    3.7      7.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                       9.0    2.7     11.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           37                        34      3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE 1001                       932     69      926       
  SINCE DEC 1   1001                       932     69      926       
  SINCE JUL 1   1933                      1976    -43     1946       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        70      1876                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   422 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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