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CDUS41 KBOX 310559
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         26    318 PM  63    1914  36    -10       34       
  MINIMUM         16    743 AM  -5    1873  22     -6       19       
  AVERAGE         21                        29     -8       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1939   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      3.80  -2.79     1.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.07                      7.53  -1.46     7.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.01                      3.80  -2.79     1.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1966   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.9                      13.4   -8.5      4.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     26.4                      20.3    6.1     15.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     26.4                      22.5    3.9     18.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        36      8       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1325                      1068    257     1232       
  SINCE DEC 1   2216                      2000    216     2212       
  SINCE JUL 1   3180                      3044    136     3309       
                                                                     
 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 (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2004.......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   456 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  1 2004......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   457 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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