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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1236 AM EST SUN DEC 22 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         46   1150 AM  62    1957  40      6       39       
  MINIMUM         35    735 AM  -5    1942  26      9       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        33      8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.91 1946   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.53   1.74     2.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.27                      2.53   1.74     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     41.33  -0.74    30.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.1  1975   0.3   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       4.0    1.7      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       4.0    1.7      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       6.1    3.2      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        32     -8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  671                       603     68      435       
  SINCE DEC 1    671                       603     68      435       
  SINCE JUL 1   1768                      1647    121     1283       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         1      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2002......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   415 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.