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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
122 AM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         67    307 PM 100    1953  77    -10       66       
  MINIMUM         62    602 AM  49    1967  61      1       54       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          2.71 1947   0.11   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.52                      0.22   0.30     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.52                      0.22   0.30     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.94                     27.78  -2.84    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        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         2      2        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                         2      2        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        14     -3        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       703    110      723       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     87           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2002.....SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   715 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2002.....SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   713 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.