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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         79    323 PM  90    1990  60     19       48       
  MINIMUM         45    503 AM  30    1947  44      1       40       
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.97 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      3.38   0.62     2.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.03                      7.23   0.80     6.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     14.45  -0.40    11.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1987  MM      0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       1.8    0.5      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.8                      10.1    0.7      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        13    -10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  604                       479    125      412       
  SINCE MAR 1   1444                      1294    150     1176       
  SINCE JUL 1   5862                      5325    537     4442       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         3     -3        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2003.........SUNRISE   543 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2003.........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.