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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         36   1159 PM  61    1982  39     -3       40       
  MINIMUM         25    657 AM  -4    1980  25      0       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        32     -1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.35                      3.13   3.22     4.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.35                      3.13   3.22     4.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.72                     41.93  11.79    38.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1909   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       5.5   13.3     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       5.5   13.3     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       7.6   11.2     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        33      1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  765                       765      0      873       
  SINCE DEC 1    765                       765      0      873       
  SINCE JUL 1   1840                      1809     31     1790       
                                                                     
 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   0   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (320)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
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    75           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        61      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25         0      1914                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   418 PM EST   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   419 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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