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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1227 AM EST WED DEC 25 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         39    344 PM  61    1996  39      0       50       
  MINIMUM         31   1147 PM   0    1892  25      6       35       
  AVERAGE         35                        32      3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1994   0.12  -0.12     0.77    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      2.89   1.38     2.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.27                      2.89   1.38     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.59                     41.69  -1.10    31.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.4  1912   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.7                       4.9    0.8      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      5.7                       4.9    0.8      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.3                       7.0    2.3      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        32     -2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  749                       699     50      518       
  SINCE DEC 1    749                       699     50      518       
  SINCE JUL 1   1846                      1743    103     1366       
                                                                     
 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  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
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          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        65      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -8      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   417 PM EST   
DECEMBER 26 2002......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   417 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.