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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
103 AM EST TUE JAN 21 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         30    119 PM  60    1951  36     -6       37       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM  -3    1946  21     -5       22       
  AVERAGE         23                        29     -6       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.05 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      2.55  -0.81     2.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.04                      6.28   0.76     5.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      2.55  -0.81     2.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            21.0  1978   0.5   -0.5      1.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       8.4   -4.9      7.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.6                      15.3   -0.7     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      17.5    0.7     12.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        36      6       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  764                       708     56      606       
  SINCE DEC 1   1744                      1640    104     1359       
  SINCE JUL 1   2841                      2684    157     2207       
                                                                     
 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   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21         0      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2003.......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   444 PM EST   
JANUARY 22 2003.......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   445 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.