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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1222 AM EST MON MAR 4 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         60    113 PM  61    1945  43     17       30       
  MINIMUM         39   1238 AM   4    1950  28     11       21       
  AVERAGE         50                        35     15       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          1.95 1972   0.12   0.42      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.36   0.19      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.36   0.19      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      7.58  -2.08     3.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1960  MM     MM        1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        1.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        1.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      MM     MM       28.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        31    -16       39       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        93    -21      122       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        93    -21      122       
  SINCE JUL 1   3338                      4156   -818     4330       
                                                                     
 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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
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   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2002.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.