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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST MON NOV 25 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 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         50    150 PM  72    1931  49      1       50       
  MINIMUM         34    259 AM  11    1880  35     -1       40       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1909   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      3.20   1.56     0.50    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.63                     10.46   1.17     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.05                     38.02  -1.97    28.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1936   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         1.5   -1.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  475                       459     16      415       
  SINCE SEP 1    912                       887     25      768       
  SINCE JUL 1    919                       899     20      771       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    159                        84     75      103       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       777    195      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        70      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 26 2002......SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.