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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
133 AM EDT TUE AUG 6 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         93        MM 100    1955  82     11       76        
  MINIMUM         75        MM  54    1972  66      9       67        
  AVERAGE         84                        74     10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.49 1952   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.51  -0.40     1.61    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.31                      6.79  -0.48     8.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.40                     24.70  -2.30    22.06    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     82                        52     30       20       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         4     -3        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         9     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        45     33       51       
  SINCE JUN 1    535                       466     69      421       
  SINCE JAN 1    561                       503     58      487       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
AUGUST  7 2002........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.