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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1243 AM EST SAT MAR 22 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         63    343 PM  83    1921  48     15       48       
  MINIMUM         39    122 AM   7    1885  33      6       34       
  AVERAGE         51                        40     11       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          2.50 1876   0.13   0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      2.55  -0.55     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.55  -0.55     2.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.02                      9.77  -1.75     7.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1958   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                       6.4    1.7      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       6.4    1.7      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      40.7   27.9     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        25    -11       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  666                       584     82      535       
  SINCE MAR 1    666                       584     82      535       
  SINCE JUL 1   5084                      4615    469     3801       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2003.........SUNRISE   545 AM EST   SUNSET   558 PM EST   
MARCH 23 2003.........SUNRISE   543 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.