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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST SUN DEC 1 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         46    627 PM  68    1881  47     -1       65       
  MINIMUM         36    135 AM  -2    1875  33      3       42       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1944   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.03                      3.98   1.05     0.73    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.90                     11.24   0.66     3.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.32                     38.80  -2.48    28.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1898   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       2.1    1.5      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.6                       2.1    1.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      3.6                       2.1    1.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        25     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  653                       604     49      492       
  SINCE SEP 1   1090                      1032     58      845       
  SINCE JUL 1   1097                      1044     53      848       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
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    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         0      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2002......SUNRISE   654 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER  2 2002......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.