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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1224 AM EST FRI MAR 22 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         48    539 PM  83    1921  47      1       44       
  MINIMUM         34    451 AM   7    1885  33      1       34       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.50 1876   0.13  -0.13     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      2.55  -0.22     3.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.33                      2.55  -0.22     3.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.28                      9.77  -2.49     6.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1958  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       24                        25     -1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  535                       588    -53      640       
  SINCE MAR 1    535                       588    -53      640       
  SINCE JUL 1   3801                      4651   -850     4848       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2002.........SUNRISE   544 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.