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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1209 PM EDT TUE APR 23 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         44   1110 AM  88    1977  58    -14       85       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  26    1875  42     -4       54       
  AVERAGE         41                        50     -9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.89 1937   0.12  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.69  -1.26     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.95                      6.54  -1.59     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     13.76  -3.86    12.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             1.3  1940  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       24                        15      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       399   -108      406       
  SINCE MAR 1   1055                      1217   -162     1320       
  SINCE JUL 1   4321                      5280   -959     5528       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        85      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2002.........SUNRISE   551 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT   
APRIL 24 2002.........SUNRISE   549 AM EDT   SUNSET   736 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.