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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST WED DEC 18 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         30    402 PM  64    2000  41    -11       42       
  MINIMUM         21    836 AM  -4    1919  27     -6       30       
  AVERAGE         26                        34     -8       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.82 1970   0.12  -0.12     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      2.05   1.11     1.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.16                      2.05   1.11     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.48                     40.85  -1.37    30.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       3.0    2.7      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       3.0    2.7      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       5.1    4.2      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        31      8       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  570                       478     92      329       
  SINCE DEC 1    570                       478     92      329       
  SINCE JUL 1   1667                      1522    145     1177       
                                                                     
 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 (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
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    68           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        61      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2002......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2002......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.