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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT THU SEP 12 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         80    113 PM  99    1983  74      6       80       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  40    1917  58      1       64       
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.63 1954   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      1.21   0.05     0.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.26                      1.21   0.05     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.68                     28.77  -3.09    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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        13     -9        5       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        13     -9        5       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        25    -14        8       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        43     32       62       
  SINCE SEP 1     75                        43     32       62       
  SINCE JAN 1    888                       736    152      781       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        93      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        43      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2002.....SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   659 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2002.....SUNRISE   622 AM EDT   SUNSET   658 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.