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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT FRI OCT 17 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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         70    511 PM  88    1897  62      8       63       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  30    1883  46      9       47       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         63                        54      9       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.64 1974   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.92  -1.44     1.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.93                      5.39   1.54     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.87                     32.95   8.92    30.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        11     -9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       141    -37       98       
  SINCE SEP 1    182                       225    -43      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    182                       237    -55      160       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6       22       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                        83     13      157       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       776     13      898       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        89      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1886                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 17 2008.......SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   558 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 18 2008.......SUNRISE   701 AM EDT   SUNSET   557 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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