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CDUS41 KBOX 250121
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
810 PM EST FRI DEC 24 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         53   1233 AM  61    1996  39     14       58       
  MINIMUM         32   1111 AM   0    1892  25      7       44       
  AVERAGE         43                        32     11       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.33 1994   0.12  -0.12     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.15                      2.89   0.26     5.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      2.89   0.26     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.09                     41.69   2.40    44.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             8.4  1912   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       4.9   -4.3     21.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.6                       4.9   -4.3     21.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.5                       7.0   -2.5     21.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        32    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  670                       699    -29      737       
  SINCE DEC 1    670                       699    -29      737       
  SINCE JUL 1   1690                      1743    -53     1701       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -8      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   417 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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