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CDUS41 KBOX 112237
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
625 PM EDT WED AUG 11 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 2004...
VALID AS OF 0600 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         82    100 PM  99    1944  81      1       88       
  MINIMUM         69        MM  54    1879  65      4       73        
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.80 1990   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.34                      1.17  -0.83     2.77    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.16                      7.45  -1.29     9.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.65                     25.36  -0.71    27.74    
                                                                     
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           11                         8      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        98    -16      100       
  SINCE JUN 1    384                       519   -135      492       
  SINCE JAN 1    411                       556   -145      498       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        56      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2004........SUNRISE   547 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
AUGUST 12 2004........SUNRISE   548 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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