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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
745 AM EST WED JAN 9 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         34    413 PM  64    1930  37     -3       39       
  MINIMUM         22    847 AM  -6    1878  22      0       26       
  AVERAGE         28                        30     -2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.47 1979   0.13  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.99  -0.24     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.58                      4.72  -1.14     5.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.75                      0.99  -0.24     0.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5          13.2  1996  MM     MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                      MM     MM        3.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.1                      MM     MM        7.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.1                      MM     MM        7.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        36      1       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  258                       285    -27      287       
  SINCE DEC 1   1011                      1258   -247     1390       
  SINCE JUL 1   1859                      2248   -389     2490       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        64      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2002.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2002.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   431 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.