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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
537 PM EDT THU SEP 2 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 2004...
VALID AS OF 0500 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         69    227 PM 100    1953  77     -8       66       
  MINIMUM         61    547 AM  49    1967  61      0       57       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.71 1947   0.11  -0.11     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.69                     27.78   0.91    28.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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 SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        3       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        14     -9       10       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    560                       703   -143      698       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2004.....SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   716 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2004.....SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 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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