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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
452 PM EST WED JAN 21 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 2004...
VALID AS OF 0900 AM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         19    900 AM  68    1906  36    -17       21       
  MINIMUM         15    700 AM   0    1888  21     -6       10       
  AVERAGE         17                        29    -12       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.52 1979   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.68  -1.74     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.00                      6.41  -0.41     7.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.94                      2.68  -1.74     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.3  1914   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       8.9   -5.5      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     24.9                      15.8    9.1     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.9                      18.0    6.9     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           48                        36     12       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  910                       744    166      813       
  SINCE DEC 1   1801                      1676    125     1793       
  SINCE JUL 1   2765                      2720     45     2890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54          M800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        66      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -3      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2004.......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   443 PM EST   
JANUARY 22 2004.......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   445 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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