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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
517 AM EST MON JAN 31 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         36    216 PM  63    1914  36      0       26       
  MINIMUM         25    633 PM  -5    1873  22      3       16       
  AVERAGE         31                        29      2       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1939   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.45                      3.80   0.65     1.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.11                      7.53   0.58     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.45                      3.80   0.65     1.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.7  1966   0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   43.3                      13.4   29.9      4.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     50.5                      20.3   30.2     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.4                      22.5   31.9     26.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        36     -2       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1137                      1068     69     1325       
  SINCE DEC 1   2063                      2000     63     2216       
  SINCE JUL 1   3083                      3044     39     3180       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   457 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM EST   SUNSET   458 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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