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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1253 AM EST WED DEC 4 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         32   1227 AM  65    1932  46    -14       54       
  MINIMUM         16    834 AM   0    1890  32    -16       38       
  AVERAGE         24                        39    -15       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.82 1986   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.37  -0.37     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.37  -0.37     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.32                     39.17  -2.85    28.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.8           4.0  1893   0.1    0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       0.3    0.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                       0.3    0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.4                       2.4    2.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        26     15       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        77     29       40       
  SINCE DEC 1    106                        77     29       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   1203                      1121     82      888       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       777    195      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        70      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2002......SUNRISE   657 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER  5 2002......SUNRISE   658 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.