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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
151 AM EDT WED AUG 18 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         73    235 PM  97    1944  80     -7       75       
  MINIMUM         60    524 AM  51    1934  65     -5       67       
  AVERAGE         67                        72     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.92 1909   0.11  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      1.83   1.03     2.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.68                      8.11   0.57     9.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.17                     26.02   1.15    27.86    
                                                                     
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        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        1       
  SINCE JUN 1     55                        52      3       80       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                         4     -1        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         8     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       146    -35      174       
  SINCE JUN 1    413                       567   -154      566       
  SINCE JAN 1    440                       604   -164      572       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        53      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2004........SUNRISE   555 AM EDT   SUNSET   740 PM EDT   
AUGUST 19 2004........SUNRISE   556 AM EDT   SUNSET   739 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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