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CDUS41 KBOX 140526
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST THU FEB 14 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         39    246 AM  66    1951  38      1       46       
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM  -3    1967  24     -3       26       
  AVERAGE         30                        31     -1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1966   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      1.56  -0.68     0.93    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.85                      9.21  -2.36     7.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.02                      5.48  -1.46     2.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.5  1894  MM     MM        0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM        5.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.1                      MM     MM       22.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      MM     MM       22.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        35      0       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  423                       469    -46      423       
  SINCE DEC 1   2043                      2570   -527     2606       
  SINCE JUL 1   2891                      3560   -669     3706       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        59      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2002......SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   515 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 15 2002......SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   516 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.