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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         88    437 PM  98    1944  80      8       94       
  MINIMUM         69    508 AM  52    1964  65      4       74       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1930   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      1.61   1.25     0.11    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.66                      7.89   1.77     6.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.83                     25.80   2.03    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       14                         8      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       130     22      211       
  SINCE JUN 1    544                       551     -7      668       
  SINCE JAN 1    550                       588    -38      694       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (180)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1880                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2003........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2003........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.