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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
951 AM EST WED APR 2 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         44    257 PM  76    1918  51     -7       57       
  MINIMUM         28    523 AM  13    1923  36     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         36                        44     -8       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.02 1962   0.13  -0.12     0.93    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.93    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.01                      3.98   0.03     4.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.03                     11.20  -1.17     9.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            22.4  1997   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       8.5   -0.4      1.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     68.6                      42.9   25.7     14.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        21      8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        21      8       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    869                       836     33      779       
  SINCE JUL 1   5287                      4867    420     4045       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (250)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        19      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2003.........SUNRISE   526 AM EST   SUNSET   611 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2003.........SUNRISE   524 AM EST   SUNSET   612 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.