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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
156 AM EDT FRI SEP 24 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         74    905 AM  96    1895  70      4       75       
  MINIMUM         59   1153 PM  35    1904  54      5       61       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1994   0.12  -0.12     1.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.76                      2.63   2.13     2.59    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.76                      2.63   2.13     2.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.45                     30.19   3.26    30.52    
                                                                     
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 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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        48     -8       20       
  SINCE SEP 1     40                        48     -8       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     45                        60    -15       27       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        69     -5       50       
  SINCE SEP 1     64                        69     -5       50       
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       762   -138      748       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2004.....SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   637 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2004.....SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   635 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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