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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1227 AM EST WED JAN 8 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         30    219 PM  63    1930  37     -7       41       
  MINIMUM         20   1113 PM  -2    1896  22     -2       29       
  AVERAGE         25                        30     -5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.67 1977   0.13  -0.12     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.86   0.71     0.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.87                      4.59   2.28     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.57                      0.86   0.71     0.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2          13.8  1977   0.4   -0.2      0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       2.8   -0.5      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.4                       9.7    3.7      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.0                      11.9    5.1      5.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        35      5       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       243     -5      221       
  SINCE DEC 1   1218                      1175     43      974       
  SINCE JUL 1   2315                      2219     96     1822       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1878                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.