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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EST SUN APR 4 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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  77    1892  52    -11       40        
  MINIMUM         38        MM  21    1954  37      1       37        
  AVERAGE         40                        44     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1990   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.71                      0.39   4.32     0.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.09                      4.24   3.85     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.55                     11.46  -0.91    10.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1915   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       8.7    1.9      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      43.1   -3.7     69.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        21      4       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        63     12       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    859                       878    -19      921       
  SINCE JUL 1   5012                      4909    103     5339       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM EDT   SUNSET   714 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2004.........SUNRISE   619 AM EDT   SUNSET   715 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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