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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
519 AM EST SUN MAR 9 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         42    257 PM  67    1995  44     -2       42       
  MINIMUM         27   1238 AM   7    1986  29     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         35                        37     -2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1933   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      0.96   0.45     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      0.96   0.45     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.43                      8.18  -0.75     5.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1941   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       2.6    3.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.1                       2.6    3.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     66.6                      36.9   29.7     13.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        29      1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       238     40      216       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       238     40      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   4696                      4269    427     3482       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        72      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2003.........SUNRISE   607 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2003.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   544 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.