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CDUS41 KBOX 300539
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1237 AM EST THU DEC 30 2010


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         38    317 PM  73    1984  38      0       31
  MINIMUM         29    244 AM -17    1933  24      5       12
  AVERAGE         34                        31      3       22

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1945   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.61                      3.49   0.12     3.79
  SINCE DEC 1      3.61                      3.49   0.12     3.79
  SINCE JAN 1     49.66                     42.29   7.37    43.62

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.3  1976   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   22.0                       6.4   15.6     13.0
  SINCE DEC 1     22.0                       6.4   15.6     13.0
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                       7.7   14.3     13.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        33     -2       43
  MONTH TO DATE  938                       864     74      899
  SINCE DEC 1    938                       864     74      899
  SINCE JUL 1   1867                      1908    -41     1881

 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        63      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1933


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2010......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST
DECEMBER 31 2010......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   421 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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