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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
121 AM EDT MON SEP 9 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         89    332 PM  95    1872  75     14       86       
  MINIMUM         64    556 AM  48    1978  59      5       64       
  AVERAGE         77                        67     10       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1993   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      0.88   0.38     0.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.26                      0.88   0.38     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.68                     28.44  -2.76    24.71    
                                                                     
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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                         8     -4        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        20     -9        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        34      6       31       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        34      6       31       
  SINCE JAN 1    853                       727    126      750       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        47      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2002.....SUNRISE   618 AM EDT   SUNSET   705 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2002.....SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   703 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.