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CDUS41 KBOX 130524
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1222 AM EST WED MAR 13 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         46        MM  69    1902  45      1       39        
  MINIMUM         32        MM   7    1900  30      2       28        
  AVERAGE         39                        38      1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1936   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.44  -0.58     1.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      1.44  -0.58     1.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.81                      8.66  -2.85     5.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             6.4  1959  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      MM     MM       43.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        28     -2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       354    -49      419       
  SINCE MAR 1    305                       354    -49      419       
  SINCE JUL 1   3571                      4417   -846     4627       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2002.........SUNRISE   600 AM EST   SUNSET   548 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2002.........SUNRISE   558 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.