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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT MON AUG 4 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         80    211 PM  98    1930  82     -2       87       
  MINIMUM         64    347 AM  55    1964  66     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.89 1875   0.10   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      0.30   0.76     0.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.86                      6.58   1.28     6.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.03                     24.49   1.54    22.40    
                                                                     
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    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     80                        52     28       82       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         4     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         9     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        27    -20       41       
  SINCE JUN 1    399                       448    -49      498       
  SINCE JAN 1    405                       485    -80      524       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2003........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
AUGUST  5 2003........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.