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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1225 AM EST THU OCT 31 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         43    535 PM  78    1918  57    -14       56       
  MINIMUM         35    709 AM  28    1928  42     -7       38       
  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1917   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      3.66  -0.18     0.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.87                      7.13  -0.26     3.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.29                     34.69  -3.40    27.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1975  MM      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM      0.0       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                        MM      0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                        MM      0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        15     11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  382                       329     53      263       
  SINCE SEP 1    412                       413     -1      330       
  SINCE JUL 1    419                       425     -6      333       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                         7     14       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    159                        83     76      103       
  SINCE JAN 1    972                       776    196      822       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        27      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2002.......SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   439 PM EST   
NOVEMBER  1 2002......SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   438 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.