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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1243 AM EST SAT DEC 13 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         42   1202 AM  68    1979  43     -1       42       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM   2    1988  29      3       36       
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.21 1992   0.12  -0.12     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      1.45   1.35     1.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.80                      1.45   1.35     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.21                     40.25   1.96    37.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1960   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   17.1                       2.0   15.1      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.1                       2.0   15.1      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                       4.1   13.0      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        29     -1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       328     72      425       
  SINCE DEC 1    400                       328     72      425       
  SINCE JUL 1   1364                      1372     -8     1522       
                                                                     
 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  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         
                                                                     
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    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        63      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2003......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   412 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2003......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   412 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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