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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1231 AM EST SAT DEC 6 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         42   1232 AM  66    2001  45     -3       32       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM   4    1926  31      0       24       
  AVERAGE         37                        38     -1       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1993   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.61  -0.50     0.57    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      0.61  -0.50     0.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.48                     39.41   8.07    34.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1926   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.6   -0.6      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.7   -2.7      1.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        27      1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       130    -22      185       
  SINCE DEC 1    108                       130    -22      185       
  SINCE JUL 1   1183                      1174      9     1102       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       777     12      907       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                     
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    56           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        72      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         8      1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2008......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   411 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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