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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
136 AM EDT WED OCT 2 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         80    249 PM  90    1881  67     13       59       
  MINIMUM         60    616 AM  36    1992  51      9       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.25                      3.59  -0.34     2.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.67                     31.15  -3.48    26.88    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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                         6     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       10       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        90    -60       77       
  SINCE JUL 1     37                       102    -65       80       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    143                        77     66       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    956                       770    186      802       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   624 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   643 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.