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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1240 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         30    406 PM  69    1946  44    -14       49       
  MINIMUM         11    619 AM   2    1872  29    -18       33       
  AVERAGE         21                        36    -15       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1967   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      0.84   0.57     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      0.84   0.57     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.43                      8.06  -0.63     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.9  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       2.3    3.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.1                       2.3    3.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     66.6                      36.6   30.0     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        29     15       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       209     39      190       
  SINCE MAR 1    248                       209     39      190       
  SINCE JUL 1   4666                      4240    426     3456       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
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    75          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        67      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         7      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2003.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   542 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.