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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
856 PM EDT WED AUG 18 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0800 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         81        MM  95    2002  80      1       74        
  MINIMUM         61        MM  53    1918  64     -3       65        
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.88 1955   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      1.94   0.92     2.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.68                      8.22   0.46     9.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.17                     26.13   1.04    27.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            6                         7     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       153    -36      179       
  SINCE JUN 1    419                       574   -155      571       
  SINCE JAN 1    446                       611   -165      577       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        51      1882                    
                                                                     
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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