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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT SAT JUL 26 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         86    301 PM  96    1882  83      3       72       
  MINIMUM         70    546 AM  53    1901  66      4       58       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.11                      2.46  -0.35     1.33    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.80                      5.68   1.12     6.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.97                     23.59   1.38    22.20    
                                                                     
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      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     79                        52     27       81       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         4     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       224     15      261       
  SINCE JUN 1    333                       363    -30      394       
  SINCE JAN 1    339                       400    -61      420       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        56      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2003..........SUNRISE   530 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 PM EDT   
JULY 27 2003..........SUNRISE   531 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.