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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT SUN SEP 21 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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         83    356 PM  97    1983  71     12       79       
  MINIMUM         68    547 AM  42    1979  55     13       60       
  AVERAGE         76                        63     13       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.82 1899   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      2.27  -0.73     1.71    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.54                      2.27  -0.73     1.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.47                     29.83  -0.36    26.13    
                                                                     
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 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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        36    -16        7       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        36    -16        7       
  SINCE JUL 1     27                        48    -21       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        64    -19      111       
  SINCE SEP 1     45                        64    -19      111       
  SINCE JAN 1    743                       757    -14      924       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 21 2003.....SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   644 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 22 2003.....SUNRISE   631 AM EDT   SUNSET   642 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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