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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1245 AM EST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         35    315 PM  55    1988  37     -2       36       
  MINIMUM         16    413 AM  -5    1881  22     -6       23       
  AVERAGE         26                        29     -3       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1999   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.11                      7.89   0.22     6.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.45                      4.16   0.29     1.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            11.1  1974   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     50.5                      21.1   29.4     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.4                      23.9   30.5     26.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        36      3       35       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        72      8       75       
  SINCE DEC 1   2184                      2108     76     2335       
  SINCE JUL 1   3204                      3152     52     3299       
                                                                     
 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   N (0)        
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        59      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -5      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   501 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM EST   SUNSET   502 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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