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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
811 AM EST FRI DEC 22 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         52    358 PM  62    1957  40     12       30       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  -5    1942  26     13       20       
  AVERAGE         46                        33     13       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1946   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      2.53  -2.02     1.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.51                      2.53  -2.02     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.51                     41.33  10.18    42.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.1  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       4.0   -3.6     10.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.4                       4.0   -3.6     10.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.4                       6.1   -5.7     11.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        32    -13       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       603   -129      722       
  SINCE DEC 1    474                       603   -129      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   1349                      1647   -298     1654       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    803                       777     26      894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
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    50          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         1      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2006......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 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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