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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
539 PM EDT SAT OCT 2 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         67    350 PM  88    1954  67      0       64       
  MINIMUM         54    549 AM  34    1899  51      3       45       
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.81 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.08    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.44                      3.71   3.73     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.13                     31.27   4.86    30.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           T    1899   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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            4                         7     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        13     -4       20       
  SINCE SEP 1     68                        97    -29       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     73                       109    -36       54       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                        78     -6       57       
  SINCE JAN 1    632                       771   -139      755       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   623 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   622 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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