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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         55    312 AM  65    1889  39     16       43       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  -8    1872  25      6       32       
  AVERAGE         43                        32     11       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.89 1978   0.12  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.35                      3.01   3.34     3.94    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.35                      3.01   3.34     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.72                     41.81  11.91    38.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
                                      1974                          
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       5.2   13.6     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       5.2   13.6     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       7.3   11.5     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        33    -11       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  731                       732     -1      842       
  SINCE DEC 1    731                       732     -1      842       
  SINCE JUL 1   1806                      1776     30     1759       
                                                                     
 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   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        61      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   418 PM EST   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   418 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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