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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST TUE DEC 5 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         41    540 AM  70    1982  45     -4       31       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   2    1940  32     -2       26       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.15 1968   0.12   0.07     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.49  -0.12     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.37                      0.49  -0.12     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.37                     39.29  12.08    40.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           6.0  1901   0.1    0.2      1.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.4   -0.1      1.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       0.4   -0.1      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       2.5   -2.2      3.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       36       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                       103    -33      115       
  SINCE DEC 1     70                       103    -33      115       
  SINCE JUL 1    945                      1147   -202     1047       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    803                       777     26      894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        66      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2006......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER  6 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   412 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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