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CDUS41 KBOX 240546
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST WED DEC 24 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         28    318 PM  67    1990  40    -12       51       
  MINIMUM         15    745 AM -12    1883  26    -11       33       
  AVERAGE         22                        33    -11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.13                      2.77   3.36     3.93    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.13                      2.77   3.36     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.50                     41.57  11.93    38.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1947   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       4.6   14.2     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       4.6   14.2     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       6.7   12.1     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        32     11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  684                       667     17      794       
  SINCE DEC 1    684                       667     17      794       
  SINCE JUL 1   1759                      1711     48     1711       
                                                                     
 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 (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        61      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1943                    
                                             1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   417 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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