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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
201 AM EDT FRI MAY 2 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         62    454 PM  89    1899  61      1       60       
  MINIMUM         49    523 AM  33    1880  45      4       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.82 1921   0.11  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.11  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.12                      7.56   0.56     6.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     14.78  -0.64    11.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002  MM     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                        MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.8                      10.2    0.6      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     71.3                      44.5   26.8     15.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        12     -3       13       
  SINCE MAR 1   1463                      1330    133     1235       
  SINCE JUL 1   5881                      5361    520     4501       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         5     -2        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         5     -2        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2001                    
                                             1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2003...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2003...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.