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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
846 PM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 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         78    240 PM  96    1983  82     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         59    532 AM  52    1903  66     -7       68       
  AVERAGE         69                        74     -5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.94 1874   0.11  -0.11     0.89    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      0.84  -0.50     2.55    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.16                      7.12  -0.96     9.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.65                     25.03  -0.38    27.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1954   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            4                         9     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        72    -19       59       
  SINCE JUN 1    355                       493   -138      451       
  SINCE JAN 1    382                       530   -148      457       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2004........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2004........SUNRISE   545 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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