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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST THU JAN 9 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         38    420 PM  64    1930  37      1       34       
  MINIMUM         20    129 AM  -6    1878  22     -2       22       
  AVERAGE         29                        30     -1       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.47 1979   0.13  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      0.99   0.63     0.75    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.92                      4.72   2.20     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.62                      0.99   0.63     0.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9          13.2  1996   0.4    0.5      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                       3.2    0.0      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.3                      10.1    4.2      6.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.9                      12.3    5.6      6.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        35      1       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       278     -4      258       
  SINCE DEC 1   1254                      1210     44     1011       
  SINCE JUL 1   2351                      2254     97     1859       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2003.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   431 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.