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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
727 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2007


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         35   1253 AM  63    1957  40     -5       43       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM -11    1942  26      3       29       
  AVERAGE         32                        33     -1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.35 1936   0.12   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.41   0.52     0.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.93                      2.41   0.52     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.15                     41.21  -4.06    51.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.3           7.7  1995   0.3    7.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   26.9                       3.7   23.2      0.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.9                       3.7   23.2      0.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.9                       5.8   21.1      0.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        31      2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  700                       571    129      455       
  SINCE DEC 1    700                       571    129      455       
  SINCE JUL 1   1617                      1615      2     1330       
                                                                     
 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   N (350)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1942                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2007......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2007......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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