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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1227 AM EST MON DEC 16 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         45    246 PM  66    1975  42      3       47       
  MINIMUM         36   1153 PM  -2    1874  28      8       32       
  AVERAGE         41                        35      6       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.51 1981   0.12  -0.12     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      1.81   1.23     1.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.04                      1.81   1.23     1.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.36                     40.61  -1.25    29.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1916   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       2.6    3.1      4.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       2.6    3.1      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       4.7    4.6      4.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        30     -6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       417     82      269       
  SINCE DEC 1    499                       417     82      269       
  SINCE JUL 1   1596                      1461    135     1117       
                                                                     
 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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         1      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2002......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.