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CDUS41 KBOX 290532
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST THU JAN 29 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         37   1154 PM  63    1916  36      1       41       
  MINIMUM         23    744 AM  -5    1935  22      1       23       
  AVERAGE         30                        29      1       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.08          1.68 1886   0.12   0.96     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      3.56  -0.21     2.65    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.45                      7.29   3.16     7.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      3.56  -0.21     2.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.3          14.7  1897   0.5    3.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   23.7                      12.4   11.3      8.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     49.0                      19.3   29.7     36.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     49.0                      21.4   27.6     36.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        36     -1       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1124                       996    128      884       
  SINCE DEC 1   2026                      1928     98     1888       
  SINCE JUL 1   3101                      2972    129     2805       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        65      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2009.......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST   
JANUARY 30 2009.......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   456 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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