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CDUS41 KBOX 011604
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1100 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         41    340 PM  65    1932  38      3       40       
  MINIMUM         30   1157 PM  -8    1917  24      6       27       
  AVERAGE         36                        31      5       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.68 1906   0.12   0.35     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.25                      3.73   1.52     1.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.25                      3.73   1.52     1.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.47                     42.53  -3.06    52.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           3.8  1967   0.3    0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   27.7                       6.9   20.8      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     27.7                       6.9   20.8      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.7                       9.0   18.7      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        34     -5       31       
  MONTH TO DATE 1004                       932     72      735       
  SINCE DEC 1   1004                       932     72      735       
  SINCE JUL 1   1921                      1976    -55     1610       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        70      1876                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1918                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
JANUARY  2 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   423 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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