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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
736 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         20   1159 PM  63    1957  40    -20       35       
  MINIMUM         13    535 AM -11    1942  26    -13       29       
                                      1875                          
  AVERAGE         17                        33    -16       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.35 1936   0.12   0.06     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.62                      2.41   3.21     3.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.62                      2.41   3.21     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.99                     41.21  11.78    37.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        3.7           7.7  1995   0.3    3.4      7.3     
  MONTH TO DATE   15.0                       3.7   11.3     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.0                       3.7   11.3     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.0                       5.8    9.2     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       48                        31     17       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  561                       571    -10      700       
  SINCE DEC 1    561                       571    -10      700       
  SINCE JUL 1   1636                      1615     21     1617       
                                                                     
 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  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (0)        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   415 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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