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CDUS41 KBOX 080549
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST THU JAN 8 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         23   1219 PM  63    1930  37    -14       30       
  MINIMUM         17    727 AM  -2    1896  22     -5       20       
  AVERAGE         20                        30    -10       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.86  -0.17     1.57    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.75                      4.59   1.16     6.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.69                      0.86  -0.17     1.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.8  1977   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       2.8   -2.3      2.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     22.0                       9.7   12.3     13.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                      11.9   10.1     17.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        35     10       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       243    -26      238       
  SINCE DEC 1   1108                      1175    -67     1218       
  SINCE JUL 1   2072                      2219   -147     2315       
                                                                     
 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 (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1878                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 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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