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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1228 AM EST WED DEC 16 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         48    324 PM  66    1975  42      6       63       
  MINIMUM         38    103 AM  -2    1874  28     10       43       
  AVERAGE         43                        35      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1981   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      1.81   1.12     4.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.93                      1.81   1.12     4.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.76                     40.61   2.15    51.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1916   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       2.6    0.1      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.7                       2.6    0.1      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.8                       4.7   -1.9      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        30     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  388                       417    -29      394       
  SINCE DEC 1    388                       417    -29      394       
  SINCE JUL 1   1370                      1461    -91     1469       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       777   -186      789       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1883                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2009......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 17 2009......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 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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