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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1246 AM EST THU DEC 18 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         54        MM  64    2000  41     13       30        
  MINIMUM         32        MM  -4    1919  27      5       21        
  AVERAGE         43                        34      9       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          2.82 1970   0.12   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.64                      2.05   2.59     3.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.64                      2.05   2.59     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.05                     40.85   3.20    39.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   21.5                       3.0   18.5      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.5                       3.0   18.5      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.5                       5.1   16.4      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        31     -9       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  557                       478     79      570       
  SINCE DEC 1    557                       478     79      570       
  SINCE JUL 1   1521                      1522     -1     1667       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        61      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2003......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   413 PM EST   
DECEMBER 19 2003......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 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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