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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT SAT AUG 24 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         70    227 PM  96    1880  79     -9       83       
  MINIMUM         60   1136 PM  49    1886  64     -4       69       
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.55 1970   0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      2.49  -1.53     4.04    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.16                      8.77  -1.61    11.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.25                     26.68  -3.43    24.49    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       188    120      230       
  SINCE JUN 1    765                       609    156      600       
  SINCE JAN 1    791                       646    145      666       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        96      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2002........SUNRISE   601 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
AUGUST 25 2002........SUNRISE   602 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.