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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
439 AM EDT THU APR 18 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         93R   411 PM  82    1976  57     36       49       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  26    1908  41     11       40       
  AVERAGE         73                        49     24       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1954   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.09  -0.76     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.85                      5.94  -1.09     8.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.80                     13.16  -3.36    11.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1935  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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       322    -93      343       
  SINCE MAR 1    993                      1140   -147     1257       
  SINCE JUL 1   4259                      5203   -944     5465       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         0      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         1      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2002.........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2002.........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.