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CDUS41 KBOX 130536
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT SAT JUL 13 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         75    325 PM  97    1908  82     -7       75       
  MINIMUM         61    525 AM  54    1886  65     -4       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        74     -6       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1975   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.20  -0.58     1.62    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.40                      4.42   0.98     6.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.49                     22.33  -0.84    19.94    
                                                                     
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        3                         9     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       100     46       55       
  SINCE JUN 1    279                       239     40      265       
  SINCE JAN 1    305                       276     29      331       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
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    70           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        56      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2002..........SUNRISE   519 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT   
JULY 14 2002..........SUNRISE   520 AM EDT   SUNSET   820 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.