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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
741 PM EST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         55    319 PM  61    1945  42     13       38       
  MINIMUM         44    648 AM   4    1950  28     16       11       
  AVERAGE         50                        35     15       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.95 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.36  -0.33     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.36  -0.33     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.49                      7.58  -5.09     6.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           8.3  1960   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.8                      35.4   -6.6     60.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           15                        30    -15       40       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        91    -43      101       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        91    -43      101       
  SINCE JUL 1   4196                      4122     74     4519       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62          M400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      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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