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CDUS41 KBOX 042046
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
433 PM EDT SAT OCT 4 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 2003...
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    245 PM  85    1983  66     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         45    222 AM  34    1888  50     -5       53       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.10          1.57 1987   0.12  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.48  -0.30     0.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.83                      3.95  -1.12     3.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.76                     31.51  -0.75    27.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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                                                             
  TODAY           11                         7      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        27     19        6       
  SINCE SEP 1     73                       111    -38       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       123    -43       43       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        80    -23      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       773    -18      966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2003.......SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   621 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  5 2003.......SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   619 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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