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CDUS41 KBOX 090737
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
226 AM EST MON JAN 9 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2006...

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         35    400 PM  64    1930  37     -2       34       
  MINIMUM         26    404 AM  -6    1878  22      4       29       
  AVERAGE         31                        30      1       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.47 1979   0.13  -0.01     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.99  -0.24     1.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.62                      4.72  -1.10     5.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.75                      0.99  -0.24     1.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3          13.2  1996   0.4   -0.1      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       3.2   -1.6      8.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.3                      10.1    2.2     15.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      12.2    1.2     19.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        35     -1       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       278    -10      222       
  SINCE DEC 1   1268                      1210     58     1148       
  SINCE JUL 1   2200                      2254    -54     2168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   431 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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