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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1246 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         38    122 PM  63    1957  40     -2       61       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -11    1942  26      2       39       
  AVERAGE         33                        33      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1936   0.12  -0.12     1.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.64                      2.41   2.23     4.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.64                      2.41   2.23     4.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.05                     41.21   2.84    40.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.7  1995   0.3   -0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   21.5                       3.7   17.8      5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.5                       3.7   17.8      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.5                       5.8   15.7      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        31      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       571     74      647       
  SINCE DEC 1    645                       571     74      647       
  SINCE JUL 1   1609                      1615     -6     1744       
                                                                     
 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  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        62      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   414 PM EST   
DECEMBER 22 2003......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   415 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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