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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
547 AM EDT MON APR 29 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         48   1234 AM  90    1990  60    -12       58       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  30    1947  45     -5       43       
  AVERAGE         44                        53     -9       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          2.97 1904   0.11   0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.56                      3.38  -0.82     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.08                      7.23  -1.15     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.03                     14.45  -3.42    12.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.2  1987  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       21                        13      8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  412                       482    -70      469       
  SINCE MAR 1   1176                      1300   -124     1383       
  SINCE JUL 1   4442                      5363   -921     5591       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         2      6        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         3      5        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2002.........SUNRISE   542 AM EDT   SUNSET   741 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.