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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
806 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         61   1210 AM  64    1971  41     20       43       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM   1    1883  28      1       22       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         45                        35     10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.81 1960   0.12  -0.10     1.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      1.93   2.17     2.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.10                      1.93   2.17     2.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.47                     40.73  10.74    37.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.6  2007   0.2   MM        7.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       2.8   -1.3     19.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       2.8   -1.3     19.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                       4.9   -3.4     19.6     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        30    -10       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  414                       447    -33      555       
  SINCE DEC 1    414                       447    -33      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1491     -2     1472       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1919                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   709 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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