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CDUS41 KBOX 080539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1235 AM EST THU JAN 8 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    532 PM  63    1930  37      2       55       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  -2    1896  22      6       35       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.17          1.67 1977   0.13   1.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.86   0.38     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.34                      4.59   3.75     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.24                      0.86   0.38     0.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.1          13.8  1977   0.4    0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       2.8   -1.5       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     26.6                       9.7   16.9     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.6                      11.8   14.8     27.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        35     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       243     18      246       
  SINCE DEC 1   1163                      1175    -12     1250       
  SINCE JUL 1   2238                      2219     19     2167       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1878                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 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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