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CDUS41 KBOX 170927
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
415 AM EST WED NOV 17 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 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         47    125 PM  76    1927  52     -5       47       
  MINIMUM         39    438 AM  12    1933  38      1       31       
  AVERAGE         43                        45     -2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1983   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      2.15  -0.85     1.34    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.64                      9.41   1.23    10.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.33                     36.97   2.36    38.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1916   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.9                       0.7    3.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      3.9                       0.7    3.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                       0.7    3.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        20      2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       287     53      290       
  SINCE SEP 1    738                       715     23      682       
  SINCE JUL 1    743                       727     16      689       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                        83    -11       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    632                       776   -144      755       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2004......SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
NOVEMBER 18 2004......SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   419 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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