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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
126 AM EDT SAT MAY 3 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         76    112 PM  91    2001  62     14       50       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  33    1874  46      2       44       
  AVERAGE         62                        54      8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1897   0.11  -0.11     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.22  -0.13     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.12                      7.67   0.45     6.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     14.89  -0.75    11.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953  MM      0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      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        3                        11     -8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        23    -11       31       
  SINCE MAR 1   1466                      1341    125     1253       
  SINCE JUL 1   5884                      5372    512     4519       
                                                                     
 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   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.5                                         
                                                                     
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    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        31      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2003...........SUNRISE   537 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT   
MAY  4 2003...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.