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CDUS41 KBOX 130539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1235 AM EST SUN DEC 13 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         33    314 PM  68    1979  43    -10       48       
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         22    718 AM   2    1988  29     -7       32       
  AVERAGE         28                        36     -8       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.21 1992   0.12  -0.12     2.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.20                      1.45   0.75     4.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.20                      1.45   0.75     4.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.03                     40.25   1.78    51.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       2.0    0.7      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.7                       2.0    0.7      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       4.1   -1.3      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        29      8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       328    -16      313       
  SINCE DEC 1    312                       328    -16      313       
  SINCE JUL 1   1294                      1372    -78     1388       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       777   -186      789       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1898                    
                                             1893                    
                                             1890                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2009......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2009......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   412 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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