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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
212 AM EST WED DEC 29 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         28   1159 PM  63    1982  39    -11       53       
  MINIMUM         11    708 AM  -2    1872  24    -13       30       
  AVERAGE         20                        32    -12       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.66                      3.37   0.29     5.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.66                      3.37   0.29     5.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.60                     42.17   2.43    44.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                       6.1    1.1     21.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.2                       6.1    1.1     21.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                       8.2    2.9     21.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        33     12       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  837                       831      6      832       
  SINCE DEC 1    837                       831      6      832       
  SINCE JUL 1   1857                      1875    -18     1796       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        73      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -17      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2004......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2004......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   421 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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