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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1227 AM EST SAT MAR 23 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         37   1207 AM  72    1948  48    -11       43       
  MINIMUM         19    818 AM   8    1885  33    -14       36       
  AVERAGE         28                        41    -13       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.59 2001   0.13  -0.13     2.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      2.68  -0.35     5.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.33                      2.68  -0.35     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.28                      9.90  -2.62     8.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            90.0  2001  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       37                        24     13       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  572                       612    -40      665       
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       612    -40      665       
  SINCE JUL 1   3838                      4675   -837     4873       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2002.........SUNRISE   542 AM EST   SUNSET   600 PM EST   
MARCH 24 2002.........SUNRISE   541 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.