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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1243 AM EST TUE MAR 16 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         52    230 PM  72    1990  46      6       37       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  12    1993  31      6       28       
  AVERAGE         45                        39      6       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.39 1953   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      1.80  -1.34     1.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      1.80  -1.34     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.92                      9.02  -6.10     7.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            90.0  2001   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.7   -3.7      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.7   -3.7      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.8                      39.0   -9.2     68.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        27     -7       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       431    -80      517       
  SINCE MAR 1    351                       431    -80      517       
  SINCE JUL 1   4504                      4462     42     4935       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1872                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   554 AM EST   SUNSET   552 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   552 AM EST   SUNSET   553 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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