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CDUS41 KBOX 160627
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
116 AM EST SUN JAN 16 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         33   1210 AM  66    1995  36     -3        8       
  MINIMUM         25    755 AM -12    1957  22      3       -5       
  AVERAGE         29                        29      0        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1958   0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.55                      1.90   0.65     0.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.21                      5.63   0.58     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.55                      1.90   0.65     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1929   0.4   -0.4      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.8                       6.0    2.8      1.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.0                      12.9    3.1     23.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.9                      15.1    4.8     23.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        36      0       63       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       528   -106      641       
  SINCE DEC 1   1348                      1460   -112     1532       
  SINCE JUL 1   2368                      2504   -136     2496       
                                                                     
 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  NW (310)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        64      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -7      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   438 PM EST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   439 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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