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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1232 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         40    131 PM  63    1984  38      2       42       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -15    1933  24      4       33       
  AVERAGE         34                        31      3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.08 1901   0.12  -0.11     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.70                      3.61   3.09     4.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.70                      3.61   3.09     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     54.07                     42.41  11.66    39.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.0  1993   0.3   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.8                       6.7   12.1     26.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.8                       6.7   12.1     26.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.8                       8.8    RRR     26.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        34     -3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  856                       898    -42      975       
  SINCE DEC 1    856                       898    -42      975       
  SINCE JUL 1   1931                      1942    -11     1892       
                                                                     
 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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        65      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -8      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
JANUARY  1 2009.......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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