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CDUS41 KBOX 120658
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
256 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         50    906 AM  78    1955  54     -4       58       
  MINIMUM         41   1129 PM  25    1909  39      2       42       
  AVERAGE         46                        47     -1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      1.37  -0.14     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.75                      5.22  -0.47     8.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.70                     12.44  -2.74    11.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.1  1958  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       19                        18      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       219    -25      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    958                      1037    -79     1155       
  SINCE JUL 1   4224                      5100   -876     5363       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
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    82           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        85      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2002.........SUNRISE   608 AM EDT   SUNSET   722 PM EDT   
APRIL 13 2002.........SUNRISE   607 AM EDT   SUNSET   723 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.