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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
101 AM EST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         31        MM  70    1990  47    -16       61        
  MINIMUM         24        MM  10    1916  32     -8       33        
  AVERAGE         28                        39    -11       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.58 1968   0.12  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      2.04  -0.90     1.59    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.14                      2.04  -0.90     1.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.60                      9.26  -5.66     7.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           3.1  1993   0.3    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.2                       5.3    2.9      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.2                       5.3    2.9      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     37.0                      39.6   -2.6     68.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        26     11       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       483    -63      564       
  SINCE MAR 1    420                       483    -63      564       
  SINCE JUL 1   4573                      4514     59     4982       
                                                                     
 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  19   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (30)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   550 AM EST   SUNSET   555 PM EST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   549 AM EST   SUNSET   556 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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