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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
746 AM EST TUE MAR 30 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         41        MM  86    1945  50     -9       69        
  MINIMUM         33        MM   4    1923  35     -2       46        
  AVERAGE         37                        43     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1984   0.13  -0.13     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      3.59  -1.77     2.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      3.59  -1.77     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.28                     10.81  -6.53     8.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1984   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.6                       8.0    2.6      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       8.0    2.6      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      42.3   -2.9     68.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        22      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  731                       771    -40      790       
  SINCE MAR 1    731                       771    -40      790       
  SINCE JUL 1   4884                      4802     82     5208       
                                                                     
 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  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2004.........SUNRISE   529 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE   528 AM EST   SUNSET   609 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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