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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
204 AM EDT WED JUL 24 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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    247 PM 100    1952  83     14       90       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  54    1992  66      6       66       
  AVERAGE         85                        75     10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          2.13 1876   0.10   0.36     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.26  -0.93     1.92    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.11                      5.48   0.63     6.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.20                     23.39  -1.19    20.24    
                                                                     
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        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     81                        52     29       19       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        10     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       204     55      107       
  SINCE JUN 1    392                       343     49      317       
  SINCE JAN 1    418                       380     38      383       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2002..........SUNRISE   529 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
JULY 25 2002..........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.