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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST THU DEC 5 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
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         31    454 PM  70    1982  45    -14       58       
  MINIMUM         16    527 AM   2    1940  32    -16       44       
  AVERAGE         24                        39    -15       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1968   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.49  -0.39      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.10                      0.49  -0.39      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     36.42                     39.29  -2.87    28.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       0.4    1.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.6                       0.4    1.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                       2.5    2.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        26     15       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       103     44       54       
  SINCE DEC 1    147                       103     44       54       
  SINCE JUL 1   1244                      1147     97      902       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       777    195      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        66      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2002......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER  6 2002......SUNRISE   659 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.