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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         29    701 PM  62    1913  37     -8       47       
  MINIMUM         25    511 AM -10    1896  23      2       32       
  AVERAGE         27                        30     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.76 1889   0.13  -0.06     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      0.73   0.83     0.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.86                      4.46   2.40     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.56                      0.73   0.83     0.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.4           5.0  1892   0.4    1.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.1                       2.4   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.2                       9.3    3.9      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.8                      11.5    5.3      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        35      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       208    -10      191       
  SINCE DEC 1   1178                      1140     38      944       
  SINCE JUL 1   2275                      2184     91     1792       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        63      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -2      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   428 PM EST   
JANUARY  8 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.