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CDUS41 KBOX 070534
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1222 AM EST WED JAN 7 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         35    227 PM  62    1913  37     -2       29       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -10    1896  23     -2       25       
  AVERAGE         28                        30     -2       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.76 1889   0.13  -0.12     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.73  -0.04     1.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.75                      4.46   1.29     6.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      0.73  -0.04     1.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           5.0  1892   0.4   -0.2      1.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       2.4   -1.9      2.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     22.0                       9.3   12.7     13.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                      11.5   10.5     16.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        35      2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       208    -36      198       
  SINCE DEC 1   1063                      1140    -77     1178       
  SINCE JUL 1   2027                      2184   -157     2275       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -2      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
JANUARY  8 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 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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