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CDUS41 KBOX 280524
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1224 AM EST MON JAN 28 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    123 PM  63    1974  36     -2       27       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  -6    1924  22      2        6       
  AVERAGE         29                        29      0       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.82 1996   0.12  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      3.44  -0.79     2.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.90                      7.17   0.73     4.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.65                      3.44  -0.79     2.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.3           8.0  1894   0.5    0.8       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.3                      11.9   -3.6      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     36.0                      18.8   17.2      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.0                      20.9   15.1      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        36      0       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  851                       960   -109      838       
  SINCE DEC 1   1855                      1892    -37     1573       
  SINCE JUL 1   2772                      2936   -164     2448       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1935                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2008.......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   452 PM EST   
JANUARY 29 2008.......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   454 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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