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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1224 AM EST FRI FEB 22 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         56    435 PM  63    1906  40     16       42       
  MINIMUM         43    827 PM  -1    1950  25     18       19       
  AVERAGE         50                        33     17       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          2.45 1898   0.12   0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      2.46  -1.20     1.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.23                     10.11  -2.88     7.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.40                      6.38  -1.98     2.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1947  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                      MM     MM        6.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.1                      MM     MM       22.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                      MM     MM       22.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        34    -19       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  623                       745   -122      682       
  SINCE DEC 1   2243                      2846   -603     2865       
  SINCE JUL 1   3091                      3836   -745     3965       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        66      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         2      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2002......SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   525 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 23 2002......SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   526 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.