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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
745 AM EST SAT MAR 27 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67        MM  79    1922  49     18       68        
  MINIMUM         44        MM  13    1960  34     10       41        
  AVERAGE         56                        42     14       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.56 1877   0.13  -0.12     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.64                      3.20  -1.56     2.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.64                      3.20  -1.56     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.10                     10.42  -6.32     8.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.0  1899   0.2   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                       7.4    3.2      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       7.4    3.2      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      41.7   -2.3     68.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        23    -14       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  670                       703    -33      756       
  SINCE MAR 1    670                       703    -33      756       
  SINCE JUL 1   4823                      4734     89     5174       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (190)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        16      1873                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2004.........SUNRISE   535 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   533 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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