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CDUS41 KBOX 160532
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST MON FEB 16 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         41    358 PM  61    1939  39      2       47       
  MINIMUM         27    726 AM -14    1943  24      3       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        31      3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1953   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.54                      1.78  -1.24     6.18    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.24                      9.43   1.81    14.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.14                      5.70  -1.56     8.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1904   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.1                       6.1   -1.0      4.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     54.1                      26.3   27.8     40.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.1                      28.4   25.7     40.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        34     -3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  490                       527    -37      461       
  SINCE DEC 1   2628                      2563     65     2437       
  SINCE JUL 1   3703                      3607     96     3354       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                     
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    53          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        60      1910                    
                                             1882                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2009......SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   518 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 17 2009......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   519 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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