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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
206 AM EDT THU JUN 5 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 4 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63   1135 AM  96    1925  73    -10       68       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  44    1881  56     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.46 1960   0.11  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.42   0.75     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.17                      0.42   0.75     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.34                     18.33   1.01    16.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        13      7        7       
  SINCE JUN 1     20                        13      7        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   6193                      5595    598     4729       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       13       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        11    -11       13       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        48    -42       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        45      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  5 2003..........SUNRISE   508 AM EDT   SUNSET   817 PM EDT   
JUNE  6 2003..........SUNRISE   508 AM EDT   SUNSET   818 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.