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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1100 PM EDT SAT SEP 20 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         58    259 PM  92    1983  72    -14       64       
  MINIMUM         48    550 AM  42    1929  56     -8       50       
  AVERAGE         53                        64    -11       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      2.15   0.83     1.66    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.98                      2.15   0.83     1.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.92                     29.71   8.21    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       12                         3      9        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        33     -4       44       
  SINCE SEP 1     29                        33     -4       44       
  SINCE JUL 1     29                        45    -16       56       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        62     30       67       
  SINCE SEP 1     92                        62     30       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    785                       755     30      808       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        97      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        42      1979                    
                                             1964                    
                                             1929                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2008.....SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   644 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2008.....SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 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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