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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1225 AM EST MON MAR 18 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         38    210 PM  70    1990  47     -9       40       
  MINIMUM         26    604 AM  10    1916  32     -6       33       
  AVERAGE         32                        39     -7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1968   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.56                      2.04  -0.48     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.56                      2.04  -0.48     2.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.51                      9.26  -2.75     5.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1993  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                        MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.4                      MM     MM       43.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        26      7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  424                       487    -63      545       
  SINCE MAR 1    424                       487    -63      545       
  SINCE JUL 1   3690                      4550   -860     4753       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
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    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2002.........SUNRISE   551 AM EST   SUNSET   554 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2002.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.