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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
139 AM EDT THU AUG 29 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         69   1158 AM  99    1948  78     -9       83       
  MINIMUM         63    729 PM  47    1885  62      1       71       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1891   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      3.04  -1.80     4.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.44                      9.32  -1.88    11.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.53                     27.23  -3.70    24.59    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         5     -3        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     84                        57     27       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         9     -6        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       219    111      261       
  SINCE JUN 1    787                       640    147      631       
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       677    136      697       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        96      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2002........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 PM EDT   
AUGUST 30 2002........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   722 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.