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Climate Report
National Weather Service Taunton MA                                  
1248 AM EST SAT FEB 15 2003

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...The BOSTON climate summary for February 14 2003...

Climate normal period: 1971 to 2000
Climate record period: 1872 to 2003

Weather Item   Observed Time   Record Year Normal Departure Last     
                Value   (LST)  Value       Value  From      Year     
                                                  Normal             
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Temperature (F)                                                     
 Yesterday                                                           
  Maximum         21    4:53 PM  59    1946  38    -17       36       
  Minimum          0    7:34 AM  -3    1934  24    -24       18       
  Average         11                        31    -20       27      
                                                                     
Precipitation (in)                                                   
  Yesterday        0.00          1.49 1914   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  Month to Date    1.24                      1.67  -0.43     0.88    
  Since Dec 1      8.35                      9.32  -0.97     6.85    
  Since Jan 1      3.05                      5.59  -2.54     4.02    
                                                                     
Snowfall (in)                                                        
  Yesterday        0.0          10.6  1940   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  Month to Date   14.0                       5.7    8.3      0.2     
  Since Dec 1     29.3                      25.9    3.4     13.1     
  Since Jul 1     32.9                      28.7    4.2     13.1     
  Snow Depth       4                                                 
                                                                     
Degree Days                                                          
 Heating                                                             
  Yesterday       54                        34     20       38       
  Month to Date  526                       493     33      461       
  Since Dec 1   2770                      2529    241     2081       
  Since Jul 1   3867                      3573    294     2929       
                                                                     
 Cooling                                                             
  Yesterday        0                         0      0        0       
  Month to Date    0                         0      0        0       
  Since Dec 1      0                         0      0        0       
  Since Jan 1      0                         0      0        0       
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Wind (MPH)                                                           
  Resultant Wind Speed  11   Resultant Wind Direction  NW (300)      
  Highest Wind Speed    26   Highest Wind Direction     W (270)      
  Highest Gust Speed    33   Highest Gust Direction     W (270)      
  Average Wind Speed    12.8                                         
                                                                     
Sky Cover                                                            
  Possible Sunshine  MM                                              
  Average Sky Cover 0.1                                              
                                                                     
Weather Conditions                                                  
 The following weather was recorded yesterday.                        
  No significant weather was observed.                               
                                                                     
Relative Humidity (percent)                                          
 Highest    63           2:00 AM                                     
 Lowest     33           4:00 PM                                     
 Average    48                                                       
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The BOSTON climate normals for today
                         Normal    Record    Year                    
 Maximum Temperature (F)   39        61      1939                    
 Minimum Temperature (F)   24       -14      1943                    
                                                                     
Sunrise and Sunset                                                   
February 15 2003......Sunrise   6:41 AM EST   Sunset   5:16 PM EST   
February 16 2003......Sunrise   6:40 AM EST   Sunset   5:17 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  Indicates negative numbers.                                      
*  Indicates record was set or tied.                                
MM Indicates data is missing.                                       
T  Indicates Trace Amount.