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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         36    323 PM  65    1927  44     -8       41       
  MINIMUM         26    720 AM  -4    1902  30     -4       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        37     -6       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1969   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      0.97  -0.02     0.28    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.95                      0.97  -0.02     0.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.36                     39.77   0.59    36.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1922   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   17.1                       1.2   15.9      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.1                       1.2   15.9      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                       3.3   13.8      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      17                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        28      6       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       213     74      289       
  SINCE DEC 1    287                       213     74      289       
  SINCE JUL 1   1251                      1257     -6     1386       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       777    -22      972       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        70      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -8      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2003......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
DECEMBER 10 2003......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   411 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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