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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST MON DEC 9 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         41    315 PM  65    1927  44     -3       44       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -4    1902  30     -3       31       
  AVERAGE         34                        37     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.97  -0.69     0.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.28                      0.97  -0.69     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     39.77  -3.17    28.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1922   0.2   -0.2      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                       1.2    5.3      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.5                       1.2    5.3      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     10.1                       3.3    6.8      1.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        28      3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  289                       213     76      104       
  SINCE DEC 1    289                       213     76      104       
  SINCE JUL 1   1386                      1257    129      952       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        70      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -8      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2002......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER 10 2002......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.