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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT TUE APR 30 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         42    415 PM  85    1974  61    -19       62       
  MINIMUM         36    533 AM  31    1909  45     -9       41       
  AVERAGE         39                        53    -14       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.52 1923   0.11  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.64                      3.49  -0.85     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.16                      7.34  -1.18     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.11                     14.56  -3.45    12.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  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       26                        13     13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       495    -57      482       
  SINCE MAR 1   1202                      1313   -111     1396       
  SINCE JUL 1   4468                      5376   -908     5604       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         4      4        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         4      4        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2002.........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2002...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.