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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
559 PM EDT FRI APR 9 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2004...
VALID AS OF 0500 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         58    400 PM  85    1991  54      4       37       
  MINIMUM         43        MM  24    1888  38      5       34        
  AVERAGE         51                        46      5       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.72 1935   0.12  -0.12     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.97                      1.13   3.84     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.35                      4.98   3.37     4.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.81                     12.20  -1.39    10.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           9.1  1917   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                       9.3    1.3     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      43.7   -4.3     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           14                        19     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       181     20      268       
  SINCE MAR 1    985                       996    -11     1108       
  SINCE JUL 1   5138                      5027    111     5526       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        26      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2004.........SUNRISE   612 AM EDT   SUNSET   719 PM EDT   
APRIL 10 2004.........SUNRISE   611 AM EDT   SUNSET   721 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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