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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
142 AM EDT THU MAY 2 2002

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         60    252 PM  89    1899  62     -2       77       
  MINIMUM         43    524 AM  33    1880  45     -2       53       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1921   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.16                      7.56  -1.40     9.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.11                     14.78  -3.67    12.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2001  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  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       13                        12      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        12      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1   1235                      1337   -102     1402       
  SINCE JUL 1   4501                      5400   -899     5610       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2001                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2002...........SUNRISE   538 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2002...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.