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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST THU MAR 6 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         46   1059 PM  72    1880  43      3       32       
  MINIMUM         33   1224 AM  -4    1872  28      5       22       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.28 1952   0.12   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      0.60   0.43     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.03                      0.60   0.43     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.05                      7.82  -0.77     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.7  1993   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       1.7   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       1.7   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.8                      36.0   24.8     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        30     -5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       151     18      140       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                       151     18      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   4587                      4182    405     3406       
                                                                     
 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  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -8      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2003.........SUNRISE   610 AM EST   SUNSET   541 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.