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CDUS41 KBOX 090654
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
154 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         34    810 AM  64    1930  37     -3       21       
  MINIMUM         29   1109 PM  -6    1878  22      7        9       
  AVERAGE         32                        30      2       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.47 1979   0.13   0.45     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      0.99   0.82     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.47                      4.72   0.75     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.81                      0.99   0.82     0.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            13.2  1996   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       3.2    3.7      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.1                      10.1    4.0     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.0                      12.3    5.7     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        35     -2       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       278    -56      267       
  SINCE DEC 1   1148                      1210    -62     1158       
  SINCE JUL 1   2168                      2254    -86     2122       
                                                                     
 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   N (0)        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -4      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   430 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   431 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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