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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
746 AM EST SUN MAR 28 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         66        MM  79    1998  50     16       60        
  MINIMUM         45        MM  16    1873  35     10       43        
  AVERAGE         56                        42     14       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        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)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       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                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        23    -14       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  679                       726    -47      769       
  SINCE MAR 1    679                       726    -47      769       
  SINCE JUL 1   4832                      4757     75     5187       
                                                                     
 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   1   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (110)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        85      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   533 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   531 AM EST   SUNSET   607 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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