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CDUS41 KBOX 150524
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST FRI NOV 15 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 14 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         51    407 PM  71    1993  52     -1       57       
  MINIMUM         40    728 AM  16    1905  39      1       40       
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1972   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.87   0.42     0.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.16                      9.13   0.03     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.58                     36.69  -3.11    28.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1997   0.1   -0.1     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.5   -0.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.5   -0.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        20     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       247     10      233       
  SINCE SEP 1    694                       675     19      586       
  SINCE JUL 1    701                       687     14      589       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    159                        83     76      103       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       776    196      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        78      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 15 2002......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   422 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 16 2002......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.