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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1232 AM EST FRI MAR 28 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         60    350 PM  79    1998  50     10       49       
  MINIMUM         43   1131 PM  16    1873  35      8       39       
  AVERAGE         52                        42     10       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.13 1913   0.13  -0.11     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.14                      3.33  -1.19     3.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.14                      3.33  -1.19     3.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.16                     10.55  -2.39     8.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.6  1959   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                       7.6    0.5      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       7.6    0.5      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      41.9   26.7     14.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        23    -10       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  769                       726     43      700       
  SINCE MAR 1    769                       726     43      700       
  SINCE JUL 1   5187                      4757    430     3966       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        85      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2003.........SUNRISE   534 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2003.........SUNRISE   532 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.