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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1225 AM EST THU APR 4 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         68    228 PM  77    1892  52     16       49       
  MINIMUM         40   1020 PM  21    1954  37      3       32       
  AVERAGE         54                        44     10       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          2.30 1990   0.13   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.39   0.70      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      4.61                      4.24   0.37     8.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.56                     11.46  -1.90    11.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1915  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      MM     MM       46.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        21    -10       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        63    -21       82       
  SINCE MAR 1    806                       881    -75      996       
  SINCE JUL 1   4072                      4944   -872     5204       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2002.........SUNRISE   522 AM EST   SUNSET   613 PM EST   
APRIL  5 2002.........SUNRISE   520 AM EST   SUNSET   614 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.