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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1239 AM EST MON DEC 23 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         50    229 PM  62    1990  40     10       38       
  MINIMUM         34    521 AM   1    1883  26      8       28       
  AVERAGE         42                        33      9       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.65   1.62     2.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.27                      2.65   1.62     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     41.45  -0.86    30.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1975   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       4.3    1.4      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       4.3    1.4      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       6.4    2.9      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        32     -9       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  694                       635     59      467       
  SINCE DEC 1    694                       635     59      467       
  SINCE JUL 1   1791                      1679    112     1315       
                                                                     
 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  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        67      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -12      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   416 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 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.