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CDUS41 KBOX 250539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT TUE AUG 25 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         78    222 PM  96    1947  79     -1       76       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  50    1873  63      5       61       
  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.77          1.45 1945   0.11   0.66     0.00    
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.50                      2.60  -1.10     4.47    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.62                      8.88   2.74    13.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.49                     26.79  -0.30    34.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     91                        53     38       27       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                         5      8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       195     61      128       
  SINCE JUN 1    480                       616   -136      641       
  SINCE JAN 1    526                       653   -127      656       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      2007                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2009........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
AUGUST 26 2009........SUNRISE   603 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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