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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
202 AM EDT WED APR 30 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         81   1234 PM  85    1974  61     20       42       
  MINIMUM         55    524 AM  31    1909  45     10       36       
  AVERAGE         68                        53     15       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1923   0.11  -0.11     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      3.49   0.51     2.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.03                      7.34   0.69     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.05                     14.56  -0.51    11.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1987  MM      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.3                       1.8    0.5      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.8                      10.1    0.7      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  604                       491    113      438       
  SINCE MAR 1   1444                      1306    138     1202       
  SINCE JUL 1   5862                      5337    525     4468       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         4     -1        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         4     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    57           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2003.........SUNRISE   541 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2003...........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.