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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
124 AM EDT WED SEP 18 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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    238 PM  91    1915  72     -4       69       
  MINIMUM         59    518 AM  45    1959  56      3       54       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1995   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      1.91  -0.20     0.63    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.71                      1.91  -0.20     0.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.13                     29.47  -3.34    25.22    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        27    -20       28       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        27    -20       28       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        39    -25       31       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        58     44       69       
  SINCE SEP 1    102                        58     44       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    915                       751    164      788       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        43      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2002.....SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   649 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2002.....SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   647 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.