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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
102 AM EST FRI FEB 1 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34   1159 PM  62    1913  36     -2       44       
  MINIMUM         31    516 PM  -8    1920  22      9       32       
  AVERAGE         33                        29      4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.02 1914   0.12   0.14     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.14                      3.92  -0.78     1.67    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.97                      7.65  -1.68     6.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      3.92  -0.78     1.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           7.4  1931  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.9                      12.4   -4.5     12.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.9                      19.8   -6.9     16.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.9                      21.1   -8.2     16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        37     -5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  867                      1128   -261     1080       
  SINCE DEC 1   1620                      2101   -481     2183       
  SINCE JUL 1   2468                      3091   -623     3283       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        66      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -7      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2002......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   458 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  2 2002......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   459 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.