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CDUS41 KBOX 170552
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST SUN DEC 17 2017


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    104 PM  64    1971  41     -7       21       
  MINIMUM         22    739 AM   1    1883  28     -6        4       
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         28                        35     -7       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1960   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      2.05  -0.71     0.97    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.34                      2.05  -0.71     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.30                     42.04   0.26    30.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  2007   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       3.7    2.4      1.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.1                       3.7    2.4      1.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.1                       5.0    1.1      1.2     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        30      7       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  459                       445     14      484       
  SINCE DEC 1    459                       445     14      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   1286                      1500   -214     1399       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    880                       747    133     1035       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1919                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2017......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 18 2017......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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