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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1242 AM EST MON MAR 31 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         55   1237 AM  81    1977  51      4       63       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  10    1884  35      0       43       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.30          2.53 1953   0.13   1.17     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.99                      3.72   0.27     3.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.99                      3.72   0.27     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.01                     10.94  -0.93     8.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.4  1922   0.2   -0.2     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    8.1                       8.2   -0.1      1.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       8.2   -0.1      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      42.5   26.1     14.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        22     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  810                       793     17      750       
  SINCE MAR 1    810                       793     17      750       
  SINCE JUL 1   5228                      4824    404     4016       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (340)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        89      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2003.........SUNRISE   529 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2003.........SUNRISE   527 AM EST   SUNSET   610 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.