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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
143 AM EDT WED APR 21 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         72        MM  89    1976  58     14       52        
  MINIMUM         46        MM  21    1897  42      4       36        
  AVERAGE         59                        50      9       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1874   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.35                      2.45   4.90     2.61    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.73                      6.30   4.43     6.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.19                     13.52  -0.33    12.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1904   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      2.3     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.6                      10.1    0.5     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.4                      44.5   -5.1     71.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        15     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       368    -19      477       
  SINCE MAR 1   1133                      1183    -50     1317       
  SINCE JUL 1   5286                      5214     72     5735       
                                                                     
 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  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          M700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     26          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1875                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2004.........SUNRISE   553 AM EDT   SUNSET   733 PM EDT   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   552 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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