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CDUS41 KBOX 060647
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
245 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 5 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         84   1218 AM 101    1919  81      3       83       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  52    1933  64      5       66       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1956   0.10  -0.10     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.50  -0.50     1.29    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.78                      3.72   1.06     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.87                     21.63  -0.76    19.61    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     81                        52     29       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        39     51       27       
  SINCE JUN 1    223                       178     45      237       
  SINCE JAN 1    249                       215     34      303       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  6 2002..........SUNRISE   514 AM EDT   SUNSET   824 PM EDT   
JULY  7 2002..........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.