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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EST WED JAN 4 2006

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2006...

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         39   1025 AM  64    2000  38      1       53       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  -1    1904  23      5       40       
  AVERAGE         34                        30      4       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          1.51 1999   0.12   0.14     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.36   0.06     0.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.29                      4.09  -0.80     3.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.36   0.06     0.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.6  1996   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       1.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                       8.1    3.6      7.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      10.2    2.6     11.1     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        35     -4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       103     -3       71       
  SINCE DEC 1   1100                      1035     65      997       
  SINCE JUL 1   2032                      2079    -47     2017       
                                                                     
 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  18   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -4      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   425 PM EST   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   426 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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