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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1222 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         44    402 PM  65    1990  40      4       37       
  MINIMUM         32    734 AM  -3    1876  26      6       20       
  AVERAGE         38                        33      5       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1884   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      2.70  -1.43     1.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.24                     10.35  -3.11     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.41                      6.62  -2.21     2.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1994  MM     MM        2.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM        9.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.1                      MM     MM       26.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      MM     MM       26.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        33     -6       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  671                       811   -140      765       
  SINCE DEC 1   2291                      2912   -621     2948       
  SINCE JUL 1   3139                      3902   -763     4048       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -7      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2002......SUNRISE   628 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 25 2002......SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.