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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST MON JAN 5 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         50    120 PM  64    1950  37     13       38       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -4    1981  23     11       28       
  AVERAGE         42                        30     12       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.57 1982   0.12   0.05     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.48  -0.09     1.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.45                      4.21   1.24     6.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.39                      0.48  -0.09     1.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.9  1994   0.4   MM        0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.6   -1.3      0.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.8                       8.5   13.3     11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     21.8                      10.7   11.1     15.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        35    -12       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       138    -33      125       
  SINCE DEC 1    996                      1070    -74     1105       
  SINCE JUL 1   1960                      2114   -154     2202       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2004.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 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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