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CDUS41 KBOX 210559
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EDT WED OCT 21 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         65    400 PM  79    1969  60      5       56       
  MINIMUM         37    356 AM  32    1974  45     -8       37       
                                      1972                          
                                      1900                          
  AVERAGE         51                        53     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.11 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.40   0.95     0.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.44                      5.87   0.57     6.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.67                     33.43   1.24    41.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.0    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.1                       0.0    0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       0.0    0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        12      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       189     81      172       
  SINCE SEP 1    357                       273     84      250       
  SINCE JUL 1    375                       285     90      250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        83    -43       96       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       776   -185      789       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        82      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2009.......SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   553 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 22 2009.......SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   551 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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