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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
829 AM EST FRI FEB 8 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         37   1230 AM  56    1925  37      0       24       
                                      1878                          
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM  -5    1875  23      6       12       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.66          1.93 1978   0.12   0.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      0.84   2.35     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.13                      8.49   2.64     4.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.88                      4.76   1.12     2.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2          19.0  1978   0.4   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.9   -2.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     36.2                      23.1   13.1      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.2                      25.2   11.0      1.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       250    -73      289       
  SINCE DEC 1   2153                      2286   -133     2015       
  SINCE JUL 1   3070                      3330   -260     2890       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -12      1934                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2008......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   507 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  9 2008......SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   508 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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