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CDUS41 KBOX 230540
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1236 AM EST WED DEC 23 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         31    336 PM  62    1990  40     -9       27       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM   1    1883  26     -6       17       
                                      1879                          
  AVERAGE         26                        33     -7       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      2.65   0.83     6.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      2.65   0.83     6.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.31                     41.45   1.86    53.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.7                       4.3    8.4     18.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.7                       4.3    8.4     18.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                       6.4    6.4     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        32      7       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  668                       635     33      641       
  SINCE DEC 1    668                       635     33      641       
  SINCE JUL 1   1650                      1679    -29     1716       
                                                                     
 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  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
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    50           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2009......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 2009......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 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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