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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST TUE MAR 5 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         45   1227 AM  70    1974  43      2       30       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM   2    1950  28     -3       22       
  AVERAGE         35                        35      0       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1881   0.12  -0.12     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.48   0.07     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.55                      0.48   0.07     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.50                      7.70  -2.20     3.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1891  MM     MM        0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        1.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                      MM     MM        1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      MM     MM       28.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        30      0       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       123    -21      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    102                       123    -21      161       
  SINCE JUL 1   3368                      4186   -818     4369       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        72      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2002.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2002.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.