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CDUS41 KBOX 032152  
CLIBOS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  
552 PM EDT FRI OCT 3 2008  
 
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..THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 2008  
 
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 64 1249 PM 85 1922 66 -2 70  
MINIMUM 48 156 AM 35 1899 51 -3 60  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.48 1961 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
1885  
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.36 0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 6.92 3.83 3.09 1.81  
SINCE JAN 1 41.86 31.39 10.47 29.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 9 7 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 20 -2 13  
SINCE SEP 1 96 104 -8 63  
SINCE JUL 1 96 116 -20 75  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0  
SINCE SEP 1 95 79 16 135  
SINCE JAN 1 788 772 16 876    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 100 AM  
LOWEST 48 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
 
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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 86 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1888  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 644 AM EDT SUNSET 621 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 620 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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