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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST MON NOV 17 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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         66   1217 AM  76    1927  52     14       47       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  12    1933  38      4       34       
  AVERAGE         54                        45      9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.69 1983   0.14   0.23     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.87                      2.15  -0.28     2.39    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.73                      9.41   0.32     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.67                     36.97   7.70    33.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1916   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        20     -9       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       287    -64      314       
  SINCE SEP 1    657                       715    -58      567       
  SINCE JUL 1    657                       727    -70      579       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                        83     13      166       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       776     13      907       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   419 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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