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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1231 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         44   1210 PM  73    1984  38      6       46       
  MINIMUM         33   1137 PM -17    1933  24      9       37       
  AVERAGE         39                        31      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1945   0.12  -0.12     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.69                      3.49   3.20     4.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.69                      3.49   3.20     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.06                     42.29  11.77    38.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.3  1976   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       6.4   12.4     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       6.4   12.4     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       8.5   10.3     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        33     -7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  825                       864    -39      948       
  SINCE DEC 1    825                       864    -39      948       
  SINCE JUL 1   1900                      1908     -8     1865       
                                                                     
 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 (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -15      1933                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   422 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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