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CDUS41 KBOX 190526
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST SAT DEC 19 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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    317 PM  61    1990  41    -13       40       
                                      1928                          
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM         10    528 AM  -6    1919  27    -17       32       
  AVERAGE         19                        34    -15       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1951   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.17   0.76     4.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.93                      2.17   0.76     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.76                     40.97   1.79    51.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       3.2   -0.5      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.7                       3.2   -0.5      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       5.3   -2.5      2.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        31     15       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       509      1      473       
  SINCE DEC 1    510                       509      1      473       
  SINCE JUL 1   1492                      1553    -61     1548       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
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    52           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1875                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2009......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 20 2009......SUNRISE   710 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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