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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 12 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         40   1225 AM  68    1911  43     -3       37       
  MINIMUM         36    658 PM  -2    1876  29      7       27       
  AVERAGE         38                        36      2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.15          1.52 1936   0.12   1.03     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      1.33   0.45     0.76    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.78                      1.33   0.45     0.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.15                     40.13   9.02    34.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1986   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       1.8   -0.3      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       1.8   -0.3      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       3.9   -2.4      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        29     -2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       299    -11      388       
  SINCE DEC 1    288                       299    -11      388       
  SINCE JUL 1   1363                      1343     20     1305       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        68      1979                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   705 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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