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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
132 AM EST SUN MAR 2 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40    401 PM  63    1991  42     -2       44       
  MINIMUM         24    711 AM  -1    1886  27     -3       26       
  AVERAGE         32                        35     -3       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.72 1987   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.02                      7.34  -1.32     4.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1963   0.4   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     MM                         0.4   MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.5                      34.7   25.8     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        31      2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        31      2       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        31      2       30       
  SINCE JUL 1   4451                      4062    389     3296       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        65      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         0      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2003.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.