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CDUS41 KBOX 170703
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EST SAT JAN 17 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         14    322 PM  64    1995  36    -22       28       
  MINIMUM         -7R   706 AM  -5    1920  22    -29       18       
  AVERAGE          4                        29    -25       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.05 1906   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      2.03  -1.24     1.74    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.85                      5.76   0.09     7.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.79                      2.03  -1.24     1.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.9  1965   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       6.4   -4.6      3.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     23.3                      13.3    RRR     14.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.3                      15.5    7.8     18.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       61                        36     25       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  702                       564    138      575       
  SINCE DEC 1   1593                      1496     97     1555       
  SINCE JUL 1   2557                      2540     17     2652       
                                                                     
 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  22   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.8                                         
                                                                     
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    58          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        59      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2004.......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   438 PM EST   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   440 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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