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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
122 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         68   1205 PM  96    1881  77     -9       79       
  MINIMUM         54    526 AM  50    1887  61     -7       58       
  AVERAGE         61                        69     -8       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.11 1949   0.11  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.11  -0.10     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.01                      0.11  -0.10     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.43                     27.67  -3.24    24.61    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         1      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                         1      3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        13     -2        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       698    115      723       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        49      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2002.....SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2002.....SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   715 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.