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CDUS41 KBOX 160548
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1245 AM EST TUE DEC 16 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         63    338 PM  66    1975  42     21       34       
  MINIMUM         43   1218 AM  -2    1874  28     15       17       
  AVERAGE         53                        35     18       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.51 1981   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.08                      1.81   2.27     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.08                      1.81   2.27     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.45                     40.61  10.84    35.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1916   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.6   -1.1     12.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       2.6   -1.1     12.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.7   -3.2     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        30    -18       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       417    -23      523       
  SINCE DEC 1    394                       417    -23      523       
  SINCE JUL 1   1469                      1461      8     1440       
                                                                     
 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  20   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1883                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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