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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT TUE AUG 20 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         84   1203 PM  92    1983  80      4       80       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  51    1882  64      6       66       
  AVERAGE         77                        72      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.06 1955   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      2.05  -1.92     3.74    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.33                      8.33  -2.00    10.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.42                     26.24  -3.82    24.19    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     82                        52     30       20       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         4     -3        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         7      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       160    125      200       
  SINCE JUN 1    742                       581    161      570       
  SINCE JAN 1    768                       618    150      636       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        52      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2002........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
AUGUST 21 2002........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.