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CDUS41 KBOX 280531
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST THU MAR 28 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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    427 PM  79    1998  50     -1       37       
  MINIMUM         39    905 AM  16    1873  34      5       25       
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          1.13 1913   0.13   0.25     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      3.33  -0.12     5.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.21                      3.33  -0.12     5.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                     10.55  -2.39     9.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.6  1959  MM     MM        0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      MM     MM       46.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        23     -2       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  700                       729    -29      806       
  SINCE MAR 1    700                       729    -29      806       
  SINCE JUL 1   3966                      4792   -826     5014       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        85      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2002.........SUNRISE   534 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2002.........SUNRISE   532 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.