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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT MON JUL 8 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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         78    439 PM  99    1993  82     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         68    510 AM  52    1902  65      3       59       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1984   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.70  -0.70     1.29    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.78                      3.92   0.86     6.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.87                     21.83  -0.96    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        8                         8      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                        55     52       33       
  SINCE JUN 1    240                       194     46      243       
  SINCE JAN 1    266                       231     35      309       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        55      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2002..........SUNRISE   515 AM EDT   SUNSET   823 PM EDT   
JULY  9 2002..........SUNRISE   516 AM EDT   SUNSET   822 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.