982 CDUS41 KBOX 280529 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 128 AM EDT SAT SEP 28 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 1159 PM 86 1998 69 5 68 MINIMUM 57 753 AM 37 1947 53 4 50 AVERAGE 66 61 5 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.30 2.37 1962 0.12 0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.25 3.11 0.14 2.22 SINCE SEP 1 3.25 3.11 0.14 2.22 SINCE JAN 1 27.67 30.67 -3.00 26.81 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 5 -5 6 MONTH TO DATE 18 67 -49 41 SINCE SEP 1 18 67 -49 41 SINCE JUL 1 25 79 -54 44 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 138 73 65 83 SINCE SEP 1 138 73 65 83 SINCE JAN 1 951 766 185 802 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 87 1200 AM AVERAGE 94 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1881 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 37 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 28 2002.....SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 631 PM EDT SEPTEMBER 29 2002.....SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 629 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.