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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
806 AM EST MON JAN 19 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         32    905 AM  63    1990  36     -4       47       
  MINIMUM         19   1242 AM  -3    1974  22     -3       33       
  AVERAGE         26                        29     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.41 1915   0.13   0.24     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      2.29  -0.19     2.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.20                      6.02   3.18     7.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.10                      2.29  -0.19     2.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        9.3 R         9.3  2009   0.5    8.8       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   16.3                       7.4    8.9      7.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     41.6                      14.3   27.3     34.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     41.6                      16.4   25.2     34.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        36      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  724                       636     88      518       
  SINCE DEC 1   1626                      1568     58     1522       
  SINCE JUL 1   2701                      2612     89     2439       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        61      1951                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1904                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2009.......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   442 PM EST   
JANUARY 20 2009.......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   443 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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