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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1241 AM EST SUN MAR 23 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         50   1200 AM  72    1948  48      2       37       
  MINIMUM         40    635 PM   8    1885  33      7       19       
  AVERAGE         45                        41      4       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 2001   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      2.68  -0.68     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.68  -0.68     2.33    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.02                      9.90  -1.88     7.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          90.0  2001   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                       6.6    1.5      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       6.6    1.5      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      40.9   27.7     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        24     -4       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  686                       608     78      572       
  SINCE MAR 1    686                       608     78      572       
  SINCE JUL 1   5104                      4639    465     3838       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (70)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2003.........SUNRISE   543 AM EST   SUNSET   559 PM EST   
MARCH 24 2003.........SUNRISE   541 AM EST   SUNSET   601 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.