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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT FRI AUG 30 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         65    927 AM  96    1953  78    -13       82       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  47    1986  62     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         63                        70     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84          1.69 1962   0.11   0.73     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      3.15  -1.07     4.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.28                      9.43  -1.15    11.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.37                     27.34  -2.97    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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     86                        58     28       21       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        10     -5        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       225    105      269       
  SINCE JUN 1    787                       646    141      639       
  SINCE JAN 1    813                       683    130      705       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        99      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2002........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   722 PM EDT   
AUGUST 31 2002........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.