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CDUS41 KBOX 180606
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1255 AM EST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         24    245 PM  59    1913  36    -12       38       
  MINIMUM         12   1159 PM  -4    1907  22    -10       13       
  AVERAGE         18                        29    -11       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.25 1909   0.13   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.82                      2.16   0.66     0.79    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      5.89   0.59     5.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.82                      2.16   0.66     0.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.0           6.1  1956   0.5    1.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.9                       6.9    5.0      1.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     19.1                      13.8    5.3     23.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.0                      16.0    7.0     23.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        36     11       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  507                       600    -93      741       
  SINCE DEC 1   1433                      1532    -99     1632       
  SINCE JUL 1   2453                      2576   -123     2596       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        63      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -3      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   441 PM EST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   442 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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