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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         49   1146 PM  61    1949  39     10       39       
  MINIMUM         36    237 AM   0    1914  25     11       34       
  AVERAGE         43                        32     11       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          2.32 1894   0.12   0.22     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.69                      3.25   3.44     4.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.69                      3.25   3.44     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.06                     42.05  12.01    38.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1894   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       5.8   13.0     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       5.8   13.0     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       7.9   10.9     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        33    -11       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  787                       798    -11      901       
  SINCE DEC 1    787                       798    -11      901       
  SINCE JUL 1   1862                      1842     20     1818       
                                                                     
 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  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1872                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   419 PM EST   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 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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