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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 4 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         97    335 PM 104    1911  81     16       78       
  MINIMUM         77    508 AM  53    1914  64     13       64       
  AVERAGE         87                        73     14       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1940   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.40  -0.40     0.67    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.78                      3.62   1.16     5.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.87                     21.53  -0.66    18.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     81                        52     29       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                         8     14        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        31     47       17       
  SINCE JUN 1    211                       170     41      227       
  SINCE JAN 1    237                       207     30      293       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  5 2002..........SUNRISE   513 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
JULY  6 2002..........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.