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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1249 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         43   1159 PM  66    1881  42      1       41       
  MINIMUM         22    634 AM   0    1898  28     -6       23       
                                      1893                          
  AVERAGE         33                        35     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.99 2002   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.07                      1.69   2.38     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.07                      1.69   2.38     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.44                     40.49  10.95    35.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1995   0.2   -0.2      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.4   -0.9     12.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       2.4   -0.9     12.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.5   -3.0     12.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        30      2       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       387     -5      484       
  SINCE DEC 1    382                       387     -5      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   1457                      1431     26     1401       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        66      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1874                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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