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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST SAT NOV 16 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 15 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         61    145 PM  78    1993  52      9       62       
  MINIMUM         46   1201 AM  17    1933  38      8       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        45      9       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1895   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      2.01   0.28     0.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.16                      9.27  -0.11     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.58                     36.83  -3.25    28.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.6   -0.6       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        20     -9       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  268                       267      1      245       
  SINCE SEP 1    705                       695     10      598       
  SINCE JUL 1    712                       707      5      601       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        12      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 16 2002......SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   637 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.