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CDUS41 KBOX 020553
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52   1105 AM  70    1876  38     14       44       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -3    1918  24     10       34       
  AVERAGE         43                        31     12       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1938   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.66                      3.85  -0.19     5.06    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1938   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.2                       7.3   -0.1     21.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                       9.5    1.6     21.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        34    -12       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        34    -12       26       
  SINCE DEC 1    948                       966    -18      917       
  SINCE JUL 1   1968                      2010    -42     1881       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        66      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -3      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   423 PM EST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   424 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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