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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
456 PM EST SAT MAR 27 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 2004...
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         66        MM  79    1998  50     16       60        
  MINIMUM         47    400 PM  16    1873  35     12       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        42     15       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.18          1.13 1913   0.13   0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      3.33  -1.51     2.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.33  -1.51     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                     10.55  -6.27     8.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM             2.6  1959   0.2   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                       7.6    3.0      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       7.6    3.0      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      41.9   -2.5     68.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                        23    -15       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  678                       726    -48      769       
  SINCE MAR 1    678                       726    -48      769       
  SINCE JUL 1   4831                      4757     74     5187       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        85      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1923                    
                                                                     
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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