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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT WED SEP 1 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         82    236 PM  97    1953  77      5       67       
  MINIMUM         66    103 AM  47    1965  62      4       55       
  AVERAGE         74                        69      5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.58 1954   0.11   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.38                      3.37   1.01     2.96    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.20                      9.65   0.55     9.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.69                     27.56   1.13    27.93    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     57                        60     -3       84       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        12     -7        7       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       235     -4      300       
  SINCE JUN 1    533                       656   -123      692       
  SINCE JAN 1    560                       693   -133      698       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (330)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        50      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2004.....SUNRISE   610 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 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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