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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
447 AM EST SUN NOV 17 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         49   1210 AM  76    1927  52     -3       70       
  MINIMUM         37    524 PM  12    1933  38     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         43                        45     -2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.69 1983   0.14   0.33      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.76                      2.15   0.61     0.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.63                      9.41   0.22     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.05                     36.97  -2.92    28.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.4  1916   0.1   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.7   -0.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        20      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       287      3      252       
  SINCE SEP 1    727                       715     12      605       
  SINCE JUL 1    734                       727      7      608       
                                                                     
 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  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   637 AM EST   SUNSET   421 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 18 2002......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.