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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST THU DEC 18 2014


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    443 PM  64    2000  41      8       28       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  -4    1919  28     13        9       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         45                        34     11       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.43          2.82 1970   0.12   0.31     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.54                      2.17   3.37     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.54                      2.17   3.37     2.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.23                     42.16   2.07    38.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  2013   0.3   -0.3      6.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.0   -3.7     11.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                       4.0   -3.7     11.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.9                       5.3   -2.4     11.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        31    -11       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       476    -23      544       
  SINCE DEC 1    453                       476    -23      544       
  SINCE JUL 1   1466                      1531    -65     1560       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       747     22      920       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        61      1990                    
                                             1928                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1919                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2014......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2014......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 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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