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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT FRI OCT 3 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         64    228 PM  88    1954  67     -3       85       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  34    1899  51     -6       65       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.81 1984   0.12  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.24  -0.16      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      2.73                      3.71  -0.98     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.66                     31.27  -0.61    27.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1899   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       10                         7      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        13      7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        97    -50       30       
  SINCE JUL 1     54                       109    -55       37       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        78    -21      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       771    -16      966       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2003.......SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   623 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  4 2003.......SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   621 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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