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CDUS41 KBOX 160532
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST SUN NOV 16 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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         70    952 PM  78    1993  52     18       66       
  MINIMUM         55    907 AM  17    1933  38     17       44       
  AVERAGE         63                        45     18       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.41 1895   0.14   0.33     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      2.01  -0.51     2.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.36                      9.27   0.09     5.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.30                     36.83   7.47    33.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        20    -18       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       267    -55      290       
  SINCE SEP 1    646                       695    -49      543       
  SINCE JUL 1    646                       707    -61      555       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                        83     13      166       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       776     13      907       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        12      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   420 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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