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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1225 AM EST WED JAN 2 2002

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...THE WORCESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1961 TO 1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         29    201 PM  55    1979  33     -4       26       
  MINIMUM         15    717 AM  -5    1936  17     -2       15       
  AVERAGE         22                        25     -3       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.77                      3.93  -1.16     3.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1935  MM     MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM       MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      9.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE JUL 1      9.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        41      2       44       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        41      2       44       
  SINCE DEC 1    953                      1207   -254     1317       
  SINCE JUL 1   2108                      2628   -520     2795       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE WORCESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        57      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -5      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2002.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
JANUARY  3 2002.......SUNRISE   717 AM EST   SUNSET   428 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.