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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1223 AM EST THU MAR 21 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         40   1041 PM  79    1945  47     -7       48       
  MINIMUM         33    518 PM  10    1885  33      0       35       
  AVERAGE         37                        40     -3       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.53          1.58 1881   0.13   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      2.42  -0.09     2.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.33                      2.42  -0.09     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.28                      9.64  -2.36     5.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4          10.2  1944  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                      MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                      MM     MM       17.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      MM     MM       43.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        25      3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       563    -52      614       
  SINCE MAR 1    511                       563    -52      614       
  SINCE JUL 1   3777                      4626   -849     4822       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
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           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        83      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE   546 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE   544 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.