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CDUS41 KBOX 060610
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1259 AM EST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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   1208 AM  62    1993  37      3       37       
  MINIMUM         27   1156 PM  -4    1981  23      4       32       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.66 1873   0.12  -0.02     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      0.60  -0.01     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.25                      4.33  -0.08     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      0.60  -0.01     0.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.4           3.0  1924   0.4    1.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       2.0   -0.6      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.6                       8.9   -0.3     21.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.5                      11.1    1.4     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        35     -4       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       173    -47      135       
  SINCE DEC 1   1052                      1105    -53     1026       
  SINCE JUL 1   2072                      2149    -77     1990       
                                                                     
 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   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 PM EST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   713 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.                                          


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