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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
140 AM EDT SAT APR 17 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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        MM  84    2003  56     -4       84        
  MINIMUM         37        MM  28    1943  41     -4       40        
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1929   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.35                      1.97   5.38     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.73                      5.82   4.91     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.19                     13.04   0.15    12.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1992   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.7   -1.7      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.0    0.6     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.4   -5.0     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  322                       305     17      376       
  SINCE MAR 1   1106                      1120    -14     1216       
  SINCE JUL 1   5259                      5151    108     5634       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   5   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        93      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        26      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2004.........SUNRISE   559 AM EDT   SUNSET   728 PM EDT   
APRIL 18 2004.........SUNRISE   558 AM EDT   SUNSET   730 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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