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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1228 AM EST MON MAR 3 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         41    137 PM  65    1991  42     -1       46       
  MINIMUM         33    638 AM   0    1886  28      5       29       
  AVERAGE         37                        35      2       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.85          2.24 1983   0.12   0.73     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.24   0.61     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      0.24   0.61     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.87                      7.46  -0.59     4.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           7.0  1916   0.4   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       0.8   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.6                      35.1   25.5     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        30     -2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        61      0       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     61                        61      0       57       
  SINCE JUL 1   4479                      4092    387     3323       
                                                                     
 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   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        61      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2003.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2003.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.