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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
224 AM EDT SUN JUL 21 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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         71    311 PM  99    1991  83    -12       79       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  54    1890  66     -3       59       
  AVERAGE         67                        75     -8       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1982   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.96  -1.09     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.65                      5.18   0.47     6.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.74                     23.09  -1.35    20.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     81                        52     29       19       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        10     -8        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       174     43       77       
  SINCE JUN 1    350                       313     37      287       
  SINCE JAN 1    376                       350     26      353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2002..........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   815 PM EDT   
JULY 22 2002..........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.