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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1249 AM EST WED JAN 28 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         24   1159 PM  63    1974  36    -12       27       
  MINIMUM         12    517 AM  -6    1924  22    -10        3       
  AVERAGE         18                        29    -11       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1996   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      3.44  -2.50     1.78    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.00                      7.17  -1.17     7.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.94                      3.44  -2.50     1.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1894   0.5   -0.5      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                      11.9   -8.5      3.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     24.9                      18.8    6.1     15.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.9                      21.0    3.9     18.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        36     11       50       
  MONTH TO DATE 1199                       960    239     1099       
  SINCE DEC 1   2090                      1892    198     2079       
  SINCE JUL 1   3054                      2936    118     3176       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    43          M500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    33                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1935                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2004.......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   452 PM EST   
JANUARY 29 2004.......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   454 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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