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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT THU AUG 28 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         87    259 PM 100    1948  78      9       77       
  MINIMUM         70    506 AM  47    1880  63      7       66       
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1946   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      2.93  -0.04     1.24    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.69                      9.21   0.48     7.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.86                     27.12   0.74    23.53    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        2       
  SINCE JUN 1     80                        56     24       84       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         8     -5        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       213     69      329       
  SINCE JUN 1    674                       634     40      786       
  SINCE JAN 1    680                       671      9      812       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        99      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2003........SUNRISE   605 AM EDT   SUNSET   725 PM EDT   
AUGUST 29 2003........SUNRISE   606 AM EDT   SUNSET   724 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.