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CDUS41 KBOX 180539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1237 AM EST SAT DEC 18 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         36    231 PM  64    2000  41     -5       28
  MINIMUM         21    309 AM  -4    1919  27     -6       11
                                      1876
  AVERAGE         29                        34     -5       20

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.82 1970   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      2.05  -0.35     2.93
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      2.05  -0.35     2.93
  SINCE JAN 1     47.75                     40.85   6.90    42.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      2.7
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         3.0   -3.0      2.7
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         4.3   -4.3      2.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       36                        31      5       45
  MONTH TO DATE  530                       478     52      464
  SINCE DEC 1    530                       478     52      464
  SINCE JUL 1   1459                      1522    -63     1446

 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    74           400 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        61      1990
                                             1928
                                             1915
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1919


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2010......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST
DECEMBER 19 2010......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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