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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1235 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         62    105 PM  63    1982  39     23       47       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  -2    1872  24     20       35       
  AVERAGE         53                        32     21       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.69                      3.37   3.32     4.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.69                      3.37   3.32     4.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.06                     42.17  11.89    38.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       6.1   12.7     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       6.1   12.7     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       8.2   10.6     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        33    -21       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  799                       831    -32      925       
  SINCE DEC 1    799                       831    -32      925       
  SINCE JUL 1   1874                      1875     -1     1842       
                                                                     
 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  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        73      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -17      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   421 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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