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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
145 AM EDT TUE AUG 17 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    343 PM  97    1944  80    -15       89       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  47    1880  65     -3       72       
  AVERAGE         64                        73     -9       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.77 1872   0.11   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.83                      1.72   1.11     2.86    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.65                      8.00   0.65     9.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.14                     25.91   1.23    27.83    
                                                                     
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      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     55                        52      3       80       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         4     -1        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                       138    -29      168       
  SINCE JUN 1    411                       559   -148      560       
  SINCE JAN 1    438                       596   -158      566       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2004........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 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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