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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EDT THU OCT 3 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         85    123 PM  88    1954  67     18       76       
  MINIMUM         65    553 AM  34    1899  51     14       48       
  AVERAGE         75                        59     16       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.81 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.25                      3.71  -0.46     2.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.67                     31.27  -3.60    26.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1899   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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                         7     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13       13       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        97    -67       80       
  SINCE JUL 1     37                       109    -72       83       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         1      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         2     13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    153                        78     75       83       
  SINCE JAN 1    966                       771    195      802       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2002.......SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   622 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  4 2002.......SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   621 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.