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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

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    923 PM  64    2000  38      0       39       
  MINIMUM         26    810 AM  -1    1904  23      3       28       
  AVERAGE         32                        30      2       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          1.51 1999   0.12   0.39     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.99                      0.36   0.63     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.29                      4.09   2.20     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.99                      0.36   0.63     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.6  1996   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       1.2   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.3                       8.1    3.2      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.9                      10.3    4.6      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        35     -2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE   93                       103    -10      101       
  SINCE DEC 1   1073                      1035     38      854       
  SINCE JUL 1   2170                      2079     91     1702       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  17   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  5 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.