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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
937 AM EDT SUN APR 7 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         46    222 PM  82    1928  53     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  20    1881  38     -7       37       
  AVERAGE         39                        45     -6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.60 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      0.77   0.36     0.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.65                      4.62   0.03     8.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.60                     11.84  -2.24    11.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.8  1982  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                        MM     MM         T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.4                      MM     MM       19.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      MM     MM       46.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        20      6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       124     -7      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    881                       942    -61     1060       
  SINCE JUL 1   4147                      5005   -858     5268       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        86      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2002.........SUNRISE   617 AM EDT   SUNSET   717 PM EDT   
APRIL  8 2002.........SUNRISE   615 AM EDT   SUNSET   718 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.