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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT THU SEP 18 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         67    319 PM  91    1915  72     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         56    539 AM  45    1986  56      0       49       
                                      1959                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         62                        64     -2       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1995   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      1.91   1.07     1.66    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      1.91   1.07     1.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.92                     29.47   8.45    29.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        27    -14       26       
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        27    -14       26       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        39    -26       38       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        58     34       67       
  SINCE SEP 1     92                        58     34       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    785                       751     34      808       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1955                    
                                             1906                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        43      1875                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   648 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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