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CDUS41 KBOX 170542
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1238 AM EST FRI DEC 17 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         34    300 PM  64    1971  41     -7       40
  MINIMUM         20    350 AM   1    1883  28     -8       27
                                      1876
  AVERAGE         27                        35     -8       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.81 1960   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.93  -0.23     2.93
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      1.93  -0.23     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1     47.75                     40.73   7.02    42.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.6  2007   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.8   -2.8      2.7
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         2.8   -2.8      2.7
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         4.1   -4.1      2.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        30      8       31
  MONTH TO DATE  494                       447     47      419
  SINCE DEC 1    494                       447     47      419
  SINCE JUL 1   1423                      1491    -68     1401

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1082                       777    305      591
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73           300 AM
 LOWEST     38           100 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1919
                                             1876


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 17 2010......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST
DECEMBER 18 2010......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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