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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1101 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         48    249 PM  65    1961  39      9       45       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM   4    1936  25      3       28       
                                      1903                          
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         38                        32      6       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          2.40 1972   0.11   0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      2.22  -1.27     6.72    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.65                      9.87   1.78    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.55                      6.14  -1.59     9.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           9.1  1964   0.4   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       7.7   -1.7      4.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     55.0                      27.9   27.1     40.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.0                      30.0   25.0     40.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        33     -6       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  618                       662    -44      573       
  SINCE DEC 1   2756                      2698     58     2549       
  SINCE JUL 1   3831                      3742     89     3466       
                                                                     
 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        68      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2009......SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   523 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 21 2009......SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   524 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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