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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST WED JAN 7 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         35    548 PM  69    2007  37     -2       47       
  MINIMUM         26    746 AM -10    1896  23      3       36       
  AVERAGE         31                        30      1       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1889   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.73  -0.66     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.17                      4.46   2.71     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.07                      0.73  -0.66     0.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  2005   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       2.4   -2.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     25.5                       9.3   16.2     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.5                      11.4   14.1     27.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        35     -1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       208     22      226       
  SINCE DEC 1   1132                      1140     -8     1230       
  SINCE JUL 1   2207                      2184     23     2147       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -2      1896                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 PM EST   
JANUARY  8 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 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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