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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81    352 PM  96    1928  82     -1       93       
  MINIMUM         67    238 AM  52    1900  66      1       72       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          2.28 1915   0.10   0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      0.40   0.90     0.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.10                      6.68   1.42     6.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.27                     24.59   1.68    22.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      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    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     80                        52     28       82       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         4     -1        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        36    -20       59       
  SINCE JUN 1    408                       457    -49      516       
  SINCE JAN 1    414                       494    -80      542       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2003........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
AUGUST  6 2003........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.