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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
822 PM EST FRI DEC 10 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM 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         44    659 PM  64    1907  43      1       40       
  MINIMUM         41    602 AM  -1    1902  29     12       31       
  AVERAGE         43                        36      7       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.19          2.58 1878   0.12   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      1.21   0.51     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.72                      1.21   0.51     2.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.66                     40.01   2.65    41.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             4.0  1928   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6     17.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         1.6   -1.6     17.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                       3.7    0.2     17.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        29     -7       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       270    -29      352       
  SINCE DEC 1    241                       270    -29      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   1261                      1314    -53     1316       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    632                       777   -145      755       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        68      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -2      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2004......SUNRISE   703 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER 11 2004......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   412 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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