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CDUS41 KBOX 290539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1237 AM EST WED DEC 29 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         35    327 PM  63    1982  39     -4       42
  MINIMUM         18    353 AM  -2    1872  24     -6       30
  AVERAGE         27                        32     -5       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.05
  MONTH TO DATE    3.61                      3.37   0.24     3.79
  SINCE DEC 1      3.61                      3.37   0.24     3.79
  SINCE JAN 1     49.66                     42.17   7.49    43.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   22.0                       6.1   15.9     13.0
  SINCE DEC 1     22.0                       6.1   15.9     13.0
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                       7.4   14.6     13.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        33      5       29
  MONTH TO DATE  907                       831     76      856
  SINCE DEC 1    907                       831     76      856
  SINCE JUL 1   1836                      1875    -39     1838

 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  21   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.7


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    61           200 AM
 LOWEST     29           300 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        73      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -17      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 29 2010......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST
DECEMBER 30 2010......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 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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