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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
152 AM EDT FRI AUG 8 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         79   1039 AM  98    1924  82     -3       82       
  MINIMUM         67   1041 PM  55    1964  66      1       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.73 1908   0.11   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.66                      0.73   0.93     0.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.46                      7.01   1.45     6.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.63                     24.92   1.71    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        8                         9     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        63    -13       93       
  SINCE JUN 1    442                       484    -42      550       
  SINCE JAN 1    448                       521    -73      576       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        52      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2003........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2003........SUNRISE   544 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.