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CDUS41 KBOX 240538
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1236 AM EST THU DEC 24 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         25    237 PM  67    1990  40    -15       28       
  MINIMUM         16    724 AM -12    1883  26    -10       15       
  AVERAGE         21                        33    -12       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1947   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      2.77   0.71     6.13    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      2.77   0.71     6.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.31                     41.57   1.74    53.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1947   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.7                       4.6    8.1     18.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.7                       4.6    8.1     18.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                       6.7    6.1     18.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        32     12       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  712                       667     45      684       
  SINCE DEC 1    712                       667     45      684       
  SINCE JUL 1   1694                      1711    -17     1759       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
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    59           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        61      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1943                    
                                             1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2009......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2009......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   417 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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