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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
746 AM EST SUN JAN 12 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         31    308 PM  62    1975  37     -6       45       
  MINIMUM         22    757 AM  -4    1893  22      0       38       
  AVERAGE         27                        29     -2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.08 1922   0.13  -0.13     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      1.38   0.36     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.04                      5.11   1.93     3.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      1.38   0.36     0.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.2  1927   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    3.3                       4.4   -1.1      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.4                      11.3    3.1      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.0                      13.5    4.5      6.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        36      2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       384    -10      332       
  SINCE DEC 1   1354                      1316     38     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   2451                      2360     91     1933       
                                                                     
 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  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        61      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -10      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2003.......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   433 PM EST   
JANUARY 13 2003.......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   434 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.