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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST TUE JAN 6 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         39    510 PM  63    2007  37      2       42       
  MINIMUM         27   1244 AM  -4    1981  23      4       27       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.66 1873   0.12  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.60  -0.54     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.16                      4.33   2.83     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      0.60  -0.54     0.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1924   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.0   -1.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     25.5                       8.9   16.6     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.5                      11.0   14.5     27.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       173     23      203       
  SINCE DEC 1   1098                      1105     -7     1207       
  SINCE JUL 1   2173                      2149     24     2124       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1896                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
JANUARY  7 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 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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