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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1233 AM EST FRI JAN 9 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         40    156 PM  64    1930  37      3       67       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM  -6    1878  22      3       45       
  AVERAGE         33                        30      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.47 1979   0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.99   0.32     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.41                      4.72   3.69     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.31                      0.99   0.32     0.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1          13.2  1996   0.4   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       3.2   -1.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     26.7                      10.1   16.6     27.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.7                      12.2   14.5     27.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        35     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  293                       278     15      255       
  SINCE DEC 1   1195                      1210    -15     1259       
  SINCE JUL 1   2270                      2254     16     2176       
                                                                     
 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  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2009.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2009.......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   431 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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