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CLIBOS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST FRI DEC 18 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         28   1209 AM  64    2000  41    -13       42       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM  -4    1919  27    -16       28       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         20                        34    -14       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0             2.82 1970   0.12  -0.12     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.05   0.88     4.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.93                      2.05   0.88     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.76                     40.85   1.91    51.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0             3.8  1970   0.2   -0.2      1.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.0   -0.3      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.7                       3.0   -0.3      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       5.1   -2.3      2.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        31     14       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       478    -14      444       
  SINCE DEC 1    464                       478    -14      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   1446                      1522    -76     1519       
                                                                     
 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  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        61      1990                    
                                             1928                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2009......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2009......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 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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