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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
315 AM EDT MON APR 8 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         46    538 PM  86    1991  53     -7       44       
  MINIMUM         28    550 AM  16    1982  38    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         37                        46     -9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1901   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      0.89   0.24     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.65                      4.74  -0.09     8.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.60                     11.96  -2.36    11.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1893  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        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       28                        20      8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       144      1      170       
  SINCE MAR 1    909                       962    -53     1084       
  SINCE JUL 1   4175                      5025   -850     5292       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
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    48           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     19           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    34                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT   
APRIL  9 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.