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CDUS41 KBOX 020538
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         44    120 PM  70    1876  38      6       44       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -3    1918  24     10       36       
  AVERAGE         39                        31      8       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1938   0.12  -0.12     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.06                      3.85   1.21     5.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1938   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.5                       7.3   14.2     11.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.5                       9.5   12.0     14.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        34     -8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        34     -8       25       
  SINCE DEC 1    917                       966    -49     1005       
  SINCE JUL 1   1881                      2010   -129     2102       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          M500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        66      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -3      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   423 PM EST   
JANUARY  3 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   424 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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