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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1226 AM EST WED MAR 5 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         35    437 PM  70    1974  43     -8       45       
  MINIMUM          9    632 AM   2    1950  28    -19       25       
  AVERAGE         22                        35    -13       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.64 1881   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.48   0.39     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      0.48   0.39     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.89                      7.70  -0.81     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1891   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.4   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       1.4   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.8                      35.7   25.1     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        30     13       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       121     23      102       
  SINCE MAR 1    144                       121     23      102       
  SINCE JUL 1   4562                      4152    410     3368       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (230)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        72      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2003.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.