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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST FRI DEC 13 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         42    729 PM  68    1979  43     -1       44       
  MINIMUM         36   1026 AM   2    1988  29      7       35       
  AVERAGE         39                        36      3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.52          4.21 1992   0.12   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      1.45  -0.43     0.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.02                      1.45  -0.43     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.34                     40.25  -2.91    29.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.0  1960   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       2.0    3.7      4.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       2.0    3.7      4.3     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       4.1    5.2      4.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        29     -3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  425                       328     97      211       
  SINCE DEC 1    425                       328     97      211       
  SINCE JUL 1   1522                      1372    150     1059       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2002......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2002......SUNRISE   705 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.