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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1250 AM EST SUN FEB 16 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         15    316 PM  61    1939  39    -24       48       
  MINIMUM          3   1159 PM -14    1943  24    -21       31       
  AVERAGE          9                        31    -22       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1953   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      1.78  -0.54     0.88    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.35                      9.43  -1.08     6.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.05                      5.70  -2.65     4.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1904   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       6.1    7.9      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     29.3                      26.3    3.0     13.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.9                      29.1    3.8     13.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        34     22       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  582                       527     55      486       
  SINCE DEC 1   2826                      2563    263     2106       
  SINCE JUL 1   3923                      3607    316     2954       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        60      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2003......SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   517 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 17 2003......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   519 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.