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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
208 AM EDT WED SEP 25 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         65    137 AM  90    1959  70     -5       70       
  MINIMUM         58   1056 PM  39    1974  54      4       60       
  AVERAGE         62                        62      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1955   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.80                      2.75   0.05     1.49    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.80                      2.75   0.05     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.22                     30.31  -3.09    26.08    
                                                                     
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        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        52    -42       33       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        52    -42       33       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        64    -47       36       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                        70     67       80       
  SINCE SEP 1    137                        70     67       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    950                       763    187      799       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2002.....SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   636 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2002.....SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   635 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.