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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
132 AM EDT SUN OCT 4 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         63    652 PM  85    1922  66     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         54    102 AM  35    1899  51      3       48       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.18          1.48 1961   0.12   1.06      T      
                                      1885                          
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      0.36   0.82     0.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.27                      3.83   0.44     6.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.50                     31.39   1.11    41.86    
                                                                     
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        6                         7     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        20     12       18       
  SINCE SEP 1    119                       104     15       96       
  SINCE JUL 1    137                       116     21       96       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        79    -39       95       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       772   -181      788       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2009.......SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   620 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  5 2009.......SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   618 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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