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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
259 AM EDT TUE APR 9 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         56    333 PM  85    1991  53      3       40       
  MINIMUM         39    458 AM  21    1888  38      1       36       
  AVERAGE         48                        46      2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.18 1894   0.12  -0.12     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      1.01   0.12     0.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.65                      4.86  -0.21     8.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.60                     12.08  -2.48    11.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.6  1894  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       17                        19     -2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       163     -1      197       
  SINCE MAR 1    926                       981    -55     1111       
  SINCE JUL 1   4192                      5044   -852     5319       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        24      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT   
APRIL 10 2002.........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   720 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.