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CDUS41 KBOX 130542
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1232 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         48   1151 AM  68    1979  43      5       48       
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM   2    1988  29      3       30       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.29          4.21 1992   0.12   2.17     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.07                      1.45   2.62     0.77    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.07                      1.45   2.62     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.44                     40.25  11.19    34.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.0   -0.5      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       2.0   -0.5      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.1   -2.6      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        29     -4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       328    -15      414       
  SINCE DEC 1    313                       328    -15      414       
  SINCE JUL 1   1388                      1372     16     1331       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       777     12      907       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1898                    
                                             1893                    
                                             1890                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   412 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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