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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
158 AM EDT SAT AUG 3 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86        MM 102    1975  82      4       92        
  MINIMUM         69        MM  54    1947  66      3       68        
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.97 1946   0.10   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.20  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.31                      6.48  -0.17     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.40                     24.39  -1.99    20.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     82                        52     30       20       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                         4     -3        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         9      4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        18     10       23       
  SINCE JUN 1    485                       439     46      393       
  SINCE JAN 1    511                       476     35      459       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        55      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2002........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
AUGUST  4 2002........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.