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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1231 AM EST SAT JAN 5 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         32    324 PM  64    1950  37     -5       53       
  MINIMUM          8   1211 AM  -4    1981  23    -15       39       
  AVERAGE         20                        30    -10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.48  -0.30     0.86    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.43                      4.21   1.22     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.18                      0.48  -0.30     0.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     27.7                       8.5   19.2      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.7                      10.6   17.1      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        35     10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       138     35       90       
  SINCE DEC 1   1177                      1070    107      825       
  SINCE JUL 1   2094                      2114    -20     1700       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2008.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 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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