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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1247 AM EST TUE JAN 4 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         53    635 PM  64    2000  38     15       47       
  MINIMUM         40   1214 AM  -1    1904  23     17       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        30     17       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.51 1999   0.12   0.06     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.36  -0.16     0.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.86                      4.09  -0.23     5.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.36  -0.16     0.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.6  1996   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.2   -1.2      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.2                       8.1   -0.9     21.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                      10.3    0.8     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        35    -17       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                       103    -32       82       
  SINCE DEC 1    997                      1035    -38      973       
  SINCE JUL 1   2017                      2079    -62     1937       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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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 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......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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