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CDUS41 KBOX 090525
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         42    258 PM  67    1995  44     -2       36       
  MINIMUM         35    349 AM   7    1986  29      6       22       
  AVERAGE         39                        37      2       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1933   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.96  -0.41     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.96  -0.41     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      8.18  -2.68     4.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1941  MM     MM         T      
  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       26                        29     -3       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       241    -25      299       
  SINCE MAR 1    216                       241    -25      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   3482                      4304   -822     4507       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2002.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2002.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   545 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.