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CDUS41 KBOX 152141
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
530 PM EDT THU JUL 15 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 2004...
VALID AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         79    343 PM  98    1995  82     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         60    348 AM  54    1929  66     -6       63       
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.08          1.35 1959   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.44                      1.50   0.94     0.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.39                      4.72  -0.33     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.88                     22.63   0.25    23.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          90.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     52                        52      0       79       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         4     -4        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         9     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       127    -51      141       
  SINCE JUN 1    180                       266    -86      235       
  SINCE JAN 1    207                       303    -96      241       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2004..........SUNRISE   521 AM EDT   SUNSET   819 PM EDT   
JULY 16 2004..........SUNRISE   522 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.                                          


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