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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT TUE AUG 27 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         85    240 PM  99    1948  78      7       80       
  MINIMUM         65    458 AM  50    1942  63      2       58       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.15 1924   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      2.82  -1.58     4.04    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.44                      9.10  -1.66    11.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.53                     27.01  -3.48    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     84                        55     29       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         7     -4        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       207    115      239       
  SINCE JUN 1    779                       628    151      609       
  SINCE JAN 1    805                       665    140      675       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78       100      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2002........SUNRISE   604 AM EDT   SUNSET   727 PM EDT   
AUGUST 28 2002........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   725 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.