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CDUS41 KBOX 082130  
CLIBOS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA  
530 PM EDT WED OCT 8 2008  
 
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..THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 71 155 PM 88 1879 65 6 59  
MINIMUM 46 429 AM 35 1964 49 -3 54  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.00 1891 0.12 -0.12 0.64  
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.96 -0.49 0.64  
SINCE SEP 1 6.92 4.43 2.49 2.45  
SINCE JAN 1 41.86 31.99 9.87 29.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2001 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1988  
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 6 9 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 70 60 10 24  
SINCE SEP 1 148 144 4 74  
SINCE JUL 1 148 156 -8 86  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 22  
SINCE SEP 1 95 83 12 157  
SINCE JAN 1 788 776 12 898    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 400 AM  
LOWEST 22 200 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
 
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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1873  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 613 PM EDT  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 651 AM EDT SUNSET 611 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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