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CDUS41 KBOX 080532
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1230 AM EST FRI MAR 8 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         49   1041 AM  69    1946  43      6       32       
  MINIMUM         33    303 AM   2    1872  29      4       27       
  AVERAGE         41                        36      5       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1967   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.84  -0.29     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.84  -0.29     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      8.06  -2.56     4.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.9  1967  MM     MM        0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM     MM       11.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        MM     MM       11.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      MM     MM       38.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        29     -5       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       212    -22      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    190                       212    -22      263       
  SINCE JUL 1   3456                      4275   -819     4471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        67      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         7      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2002.........SUNRISE   608 AM EST   SUNSET   542 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2002.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.