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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
147 AM EDT MON AUG 19 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         95R       MM  94    1884  80     15       83        
  MINIMUM         72        MM  53    1918  64      8       71        
  AVERAGE         84                        72     12       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.88 1955   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.94  -1.81     3.74    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.33                      8.22  -1.89    10.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.42                     26.13  -3.71    24.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001   0.0    0.0     MM       
                                      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       19                         7     12       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       153    120      192       
  SINCE JUN 1    730                       574    156      562       
  SINCE JAN 1    756                       611    145      628       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        51      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2002........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 PM EDT   
AUGUST 20 2002........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   738 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.