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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         74    944 AM  94    1973  76     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         62    533 PM  43    1872  61      1       65       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.73 1905   0.11   0.30     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.44   0.37     1.26    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.81                      0.44   0.37     1.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     28.00   0.74    25.68    
                                                                     
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 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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                         4      0        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        16     -5       11       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         4     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        18    -15       14       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        18    -15       14       
  SINCE JAN 1    701                       711    -10      827       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     90           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        48      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2003.....SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2003.....SUNRISE   614 AM EDT   SUNSET   710 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.