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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT FRI SEP 19 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         68    948 AM  90    1955  72     -4       63       
                                      1906                          
                                      1891                          
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  43    1875  56     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.87 2004   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      2.03   0.95     1.66    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      2.03   0.95     1.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.92                     29.59   8.33    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        4                         3      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        30    -13       36       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        30    -13       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        42    -25       48       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        60     32       67       
  SINCE SEP 1     92                        60     32       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    785                       753     32      808       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
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    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        42      1929                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2008.....SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   644 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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