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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST SUN DEC 29 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         35    312 PM  63    1982  39     -4       36       
  MINIMUM         26    810 AM  -2    1872  24      2       24       
  AVERAGE         31                        32     -1       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.27                      3.37   1.90     2.83    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.27                      3.37   1.90     2.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.59                     42.17  -0.58    31.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.1                       6.1    5.0      5.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.1                       6.1    5.0      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                       8.2    6.5      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        33      1       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  884                       831     53      649       
  SINCE DEC 1    884                       831     53      649       
  SINCE JUL 1   1981                      1875    106     1497       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        73      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -17      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2002......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
DECEMBER 30 2002......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   420 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.