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This is the current conditions weather report for Brockton. The report was made 68 minutes ago, at 04:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 8 miles per hour / 13 kilometers per hour from the northwest (320°). The temperature was 36°F / 2°C, with a dew-point at 36°F / 2°C. The temperature felt like 30°F / -1°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.91 inHg / 1014 hPa. The relative humidity was 38%. The skies were clear.

Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 94,304 at the 2000 census. Brockton is located at 42.082500, -71.021788. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 55.9 km² (21.6 mi²). 55.6 km² (21.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.56%) is water. Brockton is the 162nd largest city by land area in the Commonwealth, and the twelfth largest of the twenty-seven towns in Plymouth County. Brockton is bordered by Stoughton to the northwest, Avon to the north, Holbrook to the northeast, Abington to the northeast, Whitman and East Bridgewater to the southeast, West Bridgewater to the south, and Easton to the west. Brockton is approximately twenty miles south of Boston, and thirty miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island.

Brockton is the site of Massasoit Community College, and Stonehill College in Easton and Bridgewater State College are also nearby.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.

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