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CDUS41 KBOX 140557
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1252 AM EST SUN DEC 14 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         32   1253 AM  63    1984  42    -10       33       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM   4    1898  29     -6       22       
                                      1893                          
                                      1890                          
  AVERAGE         28                        35     -7       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1873   0.12  -0.12     0.86    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.07                      1.57   2.50     1.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.07                      1.57   2.50     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.44                     40.37  11.07    35.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.1  2007   0.2   -0.2     10.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.2   -0.7     11.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       2.2   -0.7     11.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.3   -2.8     11.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        29      8       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  350                       357     -7      451       
  SINCE DEC 1    350                       357     -7      451       
  SINCE JUL 1   1425                      1401     24     1368       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        66      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1898                    
                                             1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   707 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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