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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
142 AM EDT TUE SEP 18 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70   1252 PM  91    1915  72     -2       62
  MINIMUM         53    459 AM  45    1986  57     -4       48
                                      1959
                                      1950
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1995   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      1.83   0.53     2.26
  SINCE SEP 1      2.36                      1.83   0.53     2.26
  SINCE JAN 1     25.43                     30.45  -5.02    35.31

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
                                      2000
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0       10
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        26    -15       27
  SINCE SEP 1     11                        26    -15       27
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        39    -28       27

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        62      6       75
  SINCE SEP 1     68                        62      6       75
  SINCE JAN 1    895                       721    174      939
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM
 LOWEST     48           900 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1955
                                             1906
                                             1891
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1875


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2012.....SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   648 PM EDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2012.....SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 PM EDT


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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