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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1248 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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    529 PM  64    1991  37     -1       44       
  MINIMUM         31    836 PM  -2    1886  22      9       29       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.55 1961   0.12  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      0.48  -0.21     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.38                      8.13   0.25     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.72                      4.40   0.32     1.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            14.4  1961   0.4   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     50.5                      21.9   28.6     26.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.4                      24.7   29.7     26.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        36     -5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       144      3      136       
  SINCE DEC 1   2251                      2180     71     2396       
  SINCE JUL 1   3271                      3224     47     3360       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        65      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -10      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM EST   SUNSET   504 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM EST   SUNSET   505 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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