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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
745 AM EST FRI JAN 23 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         36    232 PM  66    1916  36      0       18       
  MINIMUM         18    507 AM  -3    1888  21     -3        7       
  AVERAGE         27                        29     -2       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.00 1881   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.81  -1.87     1.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.00                      6.54  -0.54     7.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.94                      2.81  -1.87     1.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.3  1987   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       9.4   -6.0      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     24.9                      16.3    8.6     14.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.9                      18.5    6.4     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        36      2       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  943                       780    163      865       
  SINCE DEC 1   1834                      1712    122     1845       
  SINCE JUL 1   2798                      2756     42     2942       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2004.......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   446 PM EST   
JANUARY 24 2004.......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   447 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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