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CDUS41 KBOX 210614
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
202 AM EDT WED JUL 21 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         87    335 PM  99    1991  83      4       84       
  MINIMUM         67    454 AM  54    1890  66      1       65       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1982   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.40                      1.96   0.44     0.93    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.35                      5.18  -0.83     5.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.84                     23.09  -0.25    23.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        10      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       174    -56      180       
  SINCE JUN 1    222                       313    -91      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    249                       350   -101      280       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       102      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2004..........SUNRISE   526 AM EDT   SUNSET   814 PM EDT   
JULY 22 2004..........SUNRISE   527 AM EDT   SUNSET   813 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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