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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST WED MAR 20 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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    507 PM  72    1903  47     -9       50       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   5    1876  32      2       35       
  AVERAGE         36                        40     -4       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.26 1899   0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.29  -0.49     2.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      2.29  -0.49     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.75                      9.51  -2.76     5.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.2  1956  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                      MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                      MM     MM       43.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        25      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  483                       538    -55      591       
  SINCE MAR 1    483                       538    -55      591       
  SINCE JUL 1   3749                      4601   -852     4799       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE   548 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE   546 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.