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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
104 PM EST FRI DEC 28 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         47   1142 AM  61    1949  38      9       56
  MINIMUM         30    954 PM   0    1914  25      5       29
  AVERAGE         39                        31      8       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.67          2.32 1894   0.11   1.56     0.18
  MONTH TO DATE    5.20                      3.35   1.85     3.94
  SINCE DEC 1      5.20                      3.35   1.85     3.94
  SINCE JAN 1     36.00                     43.34  -7.34    52.37

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.1           8.3  2010   0.4   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       7.4   -6.6       T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                       7.4   -6.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1      1.2                       8.7   -7.5      1.0
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        34     -8       22
  MONTH TO DATE  677                       800   -123      650
  SINCE DEC 1    677                       800   -123      650
  SINCE JUL 1   1690                      1855   -165     1375

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    905                       747    158     1007
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  20   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    45   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        63      1982
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -2      1872


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 28 2012......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   419 PM EST
DECEMBER 29 2012......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 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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