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CDUS41 KBOX 170538
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1233 AM EST MON DEC 17 2007


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    615 PM  64    1971  41      2       53       
  MINIMUM         22    459 AM   1    1883  28     -6       40       
  AVERAGE         33                        35     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.74          1.81 1960   0.12   0.62     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.93   0.45     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.38                      1.93   0.45     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     40.73  -4.13    51.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.6 R         5.0  1896   0.2    7.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   19.6                       2.8   16.8      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.6                       2.8   16.8      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.6                       4.9   14.7      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        30      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  555                       447    108      364       
  SINCE DEC 1    555                       447    108      364       
  SINCE JUL 1   1472                      1491    -19     1239       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    907                       777    130      803       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1919                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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