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CSUS2 KBOS 060051
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SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT (PRELIMINARY)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
750 PM EST THU DEC 5 1996

PRELIMINARY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY for DEC 05 1996

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TEMPERATURES...ALL TEMPERATURES BASED FROM MIDNIGHT TO 7 PM EST
               (8 PM EDT)

               BOSTON MA   WORCESTER MA   PROVIDENCE RI   HARTFORD CT

MAX TEMP         43            36             45             42

MIN TEMP         36            31             29             32

DAILY AVERAGE    40            34             37             37

DEPARTURE FROM
NORMAL            3             3              1              4

PROJECTED     
DEGREES DAYS  

     HEATING     25            31             28             28

     COOLING      0             0              0              0

SEASON DEGREE 
DAY TOTAL     

     HEATING    1294          1640           1345           1479

     COOLING     636           396            593            686

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PRECIPITATION...DAILY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE FOR 24 HOURS...FROM  
                7 PM TO 7 PM EST (8 PM TO 8 PM EDT)

24 HOUR TOTAL   0.00           0.00           0.00           0.00

MONTH TO DATE   1.15           1.76           1.36           2.11

YEAR TO DATE   48.26          52.05          46.28          52.50


...SNOW...DAILY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE FOR 24 HOURS...FROM 
          7 PM TO 7 PM EST.

DAILY  SNOW      0.0            0.0            0.0            0.0

SNOW          
MONTH TO DATE    0.0            0.0            0.0            0.0

SNOW SEASON      1.0            1.0            1.0            0.0