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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
124 AM EDT SUN MAY 4 2003

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         56   1018 AM  92    2001  62     -6       56       
  MINIMUM         46   1124 PM  31    1882  46      0       45       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.40 1900   0.11  -0.08     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.33  -0.21     0.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.15                      7.78   0.37     6.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.17                     15.00  -0.83    11.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM      0.0      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       14                        11      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        34     -8       45       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1352    128     1267       
  SINCE JUL 1   5898                      5383    515     4533       
                                                                     
 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   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        33      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2003...........SUNRISE   536 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   535 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.