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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1237 AM EST THU DEC 19 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         41    313 PM  61    1990  41      0       41       
  MINIMUM         22    652 AM  -6    1919  27     -5       35       
  AVERAGE         32                        34     -2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.44 1951   0.12  -0.12     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      2.17   0.99     2.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.16                      2.17   0.99     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.48                     40.97  -1.49    30.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1904   0.2   -0.2     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       3.2    2.5      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       3.2    2.5      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       5.3    4.0      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        31      2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  603                       509     94      356       
  SINCE DEC 1    603                       509     94      356       
  SINCE JUL 1   1700                      1553    147     1204       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        64      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2002......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 20 2002......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.