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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
132 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         61    206 PM  91    1915  72    -11       67       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  45    1986  56     -3       56       
                                      1959                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1995   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.91   0.40     2.98    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.31                      1.91   0.40     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.54                     29.47   1.07    37.92    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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        8                         3      5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        27      9       13       
  SINCE SEP 1     36                        27      9       13       
  SINCE JUL 1     54                        39     15       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        58    -34       92       
  SINCE SEP 1     24                        58    -34       92       
  SINCE JAN 1    575                       751   -176      785       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1955                    
                                             1906                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        43      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2009.....SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   648 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2009.....SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 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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