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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1225 AM EST WED APR 3 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         59    352 PM  75    1967  52      7       41       
  MINIMUM         39    647 AM  19    1919  37      2       32       
  AVERAGE         49                        44      5       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.83 1970   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      0.26   0.67      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.45                      4.11   0.34     8.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.40                     11.33  -1.93    11.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1924  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  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       16                        21     -5       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        42    -11       58       
  SINCE MAR 1    795                       860    -65      972       
  SINCE JUL 1   4061                      4923   -862     5180       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1892                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2002.........SUNRISE   523 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
APRIL  4 2002.........SUNRISE   522 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.