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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1227 AM EST THU JAN 5 2012


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         28    452 PM  64    1950  36     -8       39       
  MINIMUM         10    734 AM  -4    1981  23    -13       25       
  AVERAGE         19                        30    -11       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1982   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.44  -0.42     0.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.99                      4.22  -0.23     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.02                      0.44  -0.42     0.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1994   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                        10.6  -10.6     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.0                      11.9  -10.9     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        35     11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       140    -12      103       
  SINCE DEC 1    894                      1079   -185     1096       
  SINCE JUL 1   1619                      2134   -515     2025       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
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    58           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 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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