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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1245 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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         45   1201 PM  64    1950  37      8       50       
  MINIMUM         37    936 PM  -4    1981  23     14       34       
  AVERAGE         41                        30     11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          1.57 1982   0.12   0.17     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.48   0.01     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.15                      4.21  -0.06     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.49                      0.48   0.01     0.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1994   0.4   -0.4     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.2                       8.5   -1.3     21.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.1                      10.7    0.4     21.8     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        35    -11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       138    -43      105       
  SINCE DEC 1   1021                      1070    -49      996       
  SINCE JUL 1   2041                      2114    -73     1960       
                                                                     
 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  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        62      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   427 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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