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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
333 AM EDT SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         79        MM  97    1955  79      0       90        
  MINIMUM         63        MM  52    1882  64     -1       73        
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.05          1.72 1991   0.11   0.94     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      2.27   1.75     2.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.84                      8.55   1.29     9.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.33                     26.46   1.87    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        6                         7     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       174    -31      222       
  SINCE JUN 1    445                       595   -150      614       
  SINCE JAN 1    472                       632   -160      620       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      2003                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 PM EDT   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   600 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 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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