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CDUS41 KBOX 230956
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
448 AM EST SAT FEB 23 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         32    818 PM  66    1997  40     -8       40       
  MINIMUM         23    836 AM   2    1918  26     -3       27       
  AVERAGE         28                        33     -5       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75          1.84 1878   0.12   0.63     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.47                      2.58   4.89     1.89    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.41                     10.23   5.18     6.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.16                      6.50   3.66     4.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        8.9           9.0  1893   0.4    8.5       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   13.6                       8.9    4.7      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     49.6                      29.1   20.5      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     49.6                      31.2   18.4      4.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        33      4       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  686                       761    -75      880       
  SINCE DEC 1   2662                      2797   -135     2606       
  SINCE JUL 1   3579                      3841   -262     3481       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                      
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    92           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        65      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -3      1876                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2008......SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   526 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2008......SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   527 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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