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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
137 AM EDT FRI OCT 24 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         41    513 PM  84    1947  59    -18       47       
  MINIMUM         36    838 AM  29    1883  44     -8       34       
  AVERAGE         39                        52    -13       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.33 1956   0.12  -0.11     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.69                      2.76   0.93     1.74    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.34                      6.23   0.11     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.27                     33.79   0.48    29.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         T    2002   0.0    0.0       T      
                                      1969                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        13     13       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       228     41      236       
  SINCE SEP 1    296                       312    -16      266       
  SINCE JUL 1    303                       324    -21      273       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       21       
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        83    -26      159       
  SINCE JAN 1    755                       776    -21      972       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        30      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2003.......SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   549 PM EDT   
OCTOBER 25 2003.......SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   547 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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