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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1222 AM EST SUN DEC 8 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         38    311 PM  76    1998  44     -6       62       
  MINIMUM         20    518 AM   4    1906  30    -10       44       
  AVERAGE         29                        37     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1959   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.85  -0.57     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.28                      0.85  -0.57     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     39.65  -3.05    28.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1910   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                       1.0    5.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.5                       1.0    5.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.1                       3.1    7.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        28      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       185     73       77       
  SINCE DEC 1    258                       185     73       77       
  SINCE JUL 1   1355                      1229    126      925       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        65      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2002......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER  9 2002......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.