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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST SAT DEC 20 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         41    214 PM  64    1899  41      0       46       
  MINIMUM         30    803 AM -10    1875  27      3       26       
  AVERAGE         36                        34      2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1986   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.64                      2.29   2.35     3.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.64                      2.29   2.35     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.05                     41.09   2.96    39.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1945   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   21.5                       3.4   18.1      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.5                       3.4   18.1      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.5                       5.5   16.0      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        31     -2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  613                       540     73      632       
  SINCE DEC 1    613                       540     73      632       
  SINCE JUL 1   1577                      1584     -7     1729       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        63      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -11      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE   710 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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