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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
756 PM EST WED DEC 29 2004

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...THE WORCESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 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         35    328 PM  70    1984  33      2       53       
  MINIMUM         23    116 AM -17    1933  18      5       37       
  AVERAGE         29                        25      4       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.81 1966   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.80                      3.54   1.26     5.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.80                      3.54   1.26     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     46.02                     48.79  -2.77    50.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          13.0  1945   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.9                      10.8    1.1     21.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.9                      10.8    1.1     21.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.9                      16.4   -1.5     23.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           36                        40     -4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE 1032                      1039     -7      988       
  SINCE DEC 1   1032                      1039     -7      988       
  SINCE JUL 1   2346                      2468   -122     2237       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    415                       371     44      488       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WORCESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        56      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   424 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2004......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   424 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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