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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
125 AM EDT FRI APR 18 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         40   1227 AM  93    2002  57    -17       93       
  MINIMUM         31   1147 PM  26    1908  41    -10       52       
  AVERAGE         36                        49    -13       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.47 1954   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      2.09   0.52     1.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.61                      5.94   0.67     4.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.63                     13.16  -0.53     9.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1935   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       1.8    0.5      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.4                      10.1    0.3      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     70.9                      44.5   26.4     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        16     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  405                       321     84      229       
  SINCE MAR 1   1245                      1136    109      993       
  SINCE JUL 1   5663                      5167    496     4259       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (60)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        94      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2003.........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   729 PM EDT   
APRIL 19 2003.........SUNRISE   557 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.