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CDUS41 KBOX 230553
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1244 AM EST TUE DEC 23 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         27   1238 AM  62    1990  40    -13       38       
  MINIMUM         17    826 AM   1    1883  26     -9       26       
                                      1879                          
  AVERAGE         22                        33    -11       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.13                      2.65   3.48     3.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.13                      2.65   3.48     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.50                     41.45  12.05    37.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       4.3   14.5     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       4.3   14.5     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       6.4   12.4     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        32     11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  641                       635      6      771       
  SINCE DEC 1    641                       635      6      771       
  SINCE JUL 1   1716                      1679     37     1688       
                                                                     
 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  21   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5                                         

                                                                     
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    68          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   416 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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