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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EST SUN JAN 4 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         47   1155 PM  64    2000  38      9       38       
  MINIMUM         35    820 AM  -1    1904  23     12       26       
  AVERAGE         41                        30     11       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.51 1999   0.12   0.04     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.36  -0.14     0.99    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.28                      4.09   1.19     6.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.22                      0.36  -0.14     0.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            10.6  1996   0.4   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.2   -0.9      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.8                       8.1   13.7     11.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.8                      10.3   11.5     14.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        35    -11       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       103    -21       93       
  SINCE DEC 1    973                      1035    -62     1073       
  SINCE JUL 1   1937                      2079   -142     2170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          M600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   424 PM EST   
JANUARY  5 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 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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