Good evening from the Town of Easton, located approximately 24.5 miles 
south-southwest of Boston.....We are in the northeast corner of Bristol 
county.

Here is the climatological summary for January 1996 at the Easton weather 
station, located in the south part of town near the Raynham border in the 
lowland regions...83 feet above mean sea level.  

EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS
NORTHEAST BRISTOL COUNTY
CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT

JANUARY 1996 IN REVIEW....

TEMPERATURES
Average High	36.9
Average Low	20.3
Average for Jan.	28.6
Maximum		59	19th
Lowest Maximum	18	6th
Minimum		-2	5th...this was the first subzero reading since 1994
Highest Minimum	37	24th, 27th

PRECIPITATION
Total for the Month	7.17"....

this is the wettest January on the 12 yr record of precip
in Easton and exceeds the previous record of 6.26" in 1987

DN for the Month 	+3.48"
Greatest amount Pcpn in 24 hours....1.78" on the 8th
Greatest amount Snow in 24 hours...15.9" on the 8th
Days with Measurable Precip	16
Total Snowfall	42.4"....

this is the most snow ever recorded for any month
on the 12 years of precip records....beating Feb. 1994
when a total of 34.0" fell for the month....

Norm Jan. Snow	10.7"

Snow Season to D:    72.8"....
only 14.3" of snow left to go to beat the total seasonal shot from 1993-1994.....  :-)

SNOW ON THE GROUND....
Greatest Depth		28 inches		10th
Snow Depth Days		341
Seasonal Snow Depth Dys	499

WEATHER
3 days with FOG
1 day with ICE PELLETS
1 day with THUNDER.......this occurring on the 24th....last time rec'd 
was 10/28/95
2 days with DAMAGING WINDS.....talk about WILD !

PRESSURE
Lowest		29.38"	12th
Highest		30.74"	16th	Highest since 3/12/95

WIND...*
Peak Gust 63 MPH out of the S on the 19th...

That's the latest.....
More weather updates to follow with the next system coming along.....
Will be posting storm logs as conditions warrant.

*...wind readings at Oliver Ames High School....
190 ft above mean sea lvl....very ideal location for measuring wind in 
Metro South with wide opening....

Josh Nichols
Easton, MA  weather observer
75613.1534@compuserve.com
Weather Hotline-508-230-2590
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