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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1246 AM EST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         40   1159 PM  66    1890  38      2       39       
  MINIMUM         28    742 AM  -3    1899  23      5       27       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.24 1987   0.12  -0.10     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.24  -0.22     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.68                      3.97  -0.29     5.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.02                      0.24  -0.22     0.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1904   0.4   -0.4      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.2                       7.7   -0.5     21.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                       9.9    1.2     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        34     -3       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        68    -15       58       
  SINCE DEC 1    979                      1000    -21      949       
  SINCE JUL 1   1999                      2044    -45     1913       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (80)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        64      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -1      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   424 PM EST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......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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