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CDUS41 KBOX 140548
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1246 AM EST FRI MAR 14 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         44    214 AM  73    1990  45     -1       44       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM   3    1885  31     -8       33       
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          1.83 1993   0.12   0.05     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.56   0.03     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.59                      1.56   0.03     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.61                      8.78  -1.17     5.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.0          12.3  1993   0.3    1.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                       4.1    4.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       4.1    4.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      38.4   30.2     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        27      4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  444                       377     67      331       
  SINCE MAR 1    444                       377     67      331       
  SINCE JUL 1   4862                      4408    454     3597       
                                                                     
 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   6   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        76      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1896                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2003.........SUNRISE   558 AM EST   SUNSET   549 PM EST   
MARCH 15 2003.........SUNRISE   557 AM EST   SUNSET   550 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.