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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
122 AM EDT THU AUG 15 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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        101R   148 PM  97    1947  81     20       71       
  MINIMUM         76    220 AM  52    1964  65     11       64       
  AVERAGE         89                        73     16       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.96 1873   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.50  -1.39     3.57    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.31                      7.78  -1.47    10.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.40                     25.69  -3.29    24.02    
                                                                     
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       24                         8     16        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       122     70      161       
  SINCE JUN 1    649                       543    106      531       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       580     95      597       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   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.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2002........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
AUGUST 16 2002........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.