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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1058 AM EDT SUN APR 21 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         69    156 AM  89    1976  58     11       63       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  21    1897  42      8       38       
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.87 1874   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      2.45  -1.11     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.86                      6.30  -1.44     9.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.81                     13.52  -3.71    12.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904  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        5                        15    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  252                       369   -117      398       
  SINCE MAR 1   1016                      1187   -171     1312       
  SINCE JUL 1   4282                      5250   -968     5520       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2002.........SUNRISE   554 AM EDT   SUNSET   732 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2002.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.