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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST MON JAN 5 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         38    348 PM  64    1950  37      1       32       
  MINIMUM         22    829 AM  -4    1981  23     -1        8       
  AVERAGE         30                        30      0       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.48  -0.48     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.10                      4.21   2.89     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.48  -0.48     0.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       1.6   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     25.5                       8.5   17.0     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.5                      10.6   14.9     27.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        35      0       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       138     26      173       
  SINCE DEC 1   1066                      1070     -4     1177       
  SINCE JUL 1   2141                      2114     27     2094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 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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