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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1228 AM EST FRI DEC 19 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         40   1249 PM  61    1990  41     -1       32       
                                      1928                          
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM         32    655 AM  -6    1919  27      5       18       
  AVERAGE         36                        34      2       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1951   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.56                      2.17   2.39     2.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.56                      2.17   2.39     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.93                     40.97  10.96    37.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       3.2   -0.7     19.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.5                       3.2   -0.7     19.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.5                       5.3   -2.8     19.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        31     -2       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  473                       509    -36      632       
  SINCE DEC 1    473                       509    -36      632       
  SINCE JUL 1   1548                      1553     -5     1549       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   414 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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