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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST THU JAN 30 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         28    951 PM  65    2002  36     -8       65       
  MINIMUM         20    332 AM  -6    1888  22     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         24                        29     -5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1973   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      3.68  -1.90     2.74    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.08                      7.41  -0.33     5.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      3.68  -1.90     2.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           3.7  1928   0.5   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.2                      12.9   -8.7      7.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.3                      19.8   -4.5     12.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.9                      22.0   -3.1     12.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        36      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE 1194                      1032    162      810       
  SINCE DEC 1   2174                      1964    210     1563       
  SINCE JUL 1   3271                      3008    263     2411       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2003.......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   455 PM EST   
JANUARY 31 2003.......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   456 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.