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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1255 AM EST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66R       MM  65    1991  42     24       41        
  MINIMUM         38        MM   0    1886  28     10       33        
  AVERAGE         52                        35     17       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.24 1983   0.12  -0.09     0.85    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.24  -0.21     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.24  -0.21     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.49                      7.46  -4.97     6.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             7.0  1916   0.4   MM        0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      35.1   -6.3     60.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        30    -17       28       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        61    -28       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        61    -28       61       
  SINCE JUL 1   4181                      4092     89     4479       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (240)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          M900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        61      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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