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CDUS41 KBOX 080737
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
226 AM EST SAT JAN 8 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         38    334 PM  63    1930  37      1       23       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  -2    1896  22      9       17       
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1977   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      0.86   0.37     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.89                      4.59   0.30     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.23                      0.86   0.37     0.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.8  1977   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       2.8    4.1      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.1                       9.7    4.4     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.0                      11.9    6.1     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       243    -54      217       
  SINCE DEC 1   1115                      1175    -60     1108       
  SINCE JUL 1   2135                      2219    -84     2072       
                                                                     
 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 (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -6      1878                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   429 PM EST   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 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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