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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
146 AM EDT FRI SEP 20 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         79    247 PM  92    1983  72      7       67       
  MINIMUM         59    350 AM  42    1929  56      3       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.71                      2.15  -0.44     0.63    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.71                      2.15  -0.44     0.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.13                     29.71  -3.58    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        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        33    -26       31       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        33    -26       31       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        45    -31       34       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        62     44       69       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                        62     44       69       
  SINCE JAN 1    919                       755    164      788       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        97      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        42      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2002.....SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   645 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2002.....SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   643 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.