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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
358 AM EDT SAT AUG 7 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         71   1218 PM  97    1931  82    -11       86       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  52    1883  66     -5       71       
  AVERAGE         66                        74     -8       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1967   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.62  -0.28     1.31    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.16                      6.90  -0.74     8.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.65                     24.81  -0.16    26.28    
                                                                     
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      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                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     54                        52      2       80       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         4     -2        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         9     -8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        54     -5       42       
  SINCE JUN 1    351                       475   -124      434       
  SINCE JAN 1    378                       512   -134      440       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        55      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2004........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
AUGUST  8 2004........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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