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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
141 AM EDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         74        MM  85    1974  61     13       81        
  MINIMUM         43        MM  31    1909  45     -2       55        
  AVERAGE         59                        53      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1923   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.57                      3.49   6.08     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.95                      7.34   5.61     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.41                     14.56   0.85    14.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1987   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                        12     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  458                       491    -33      604       
  SINCE MAR 1   1242                      1306    -64     1444       
  SINCE JUL 1   5395                      5337     58     5862       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         4     -4        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (210)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         
                                                                     
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    57          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1874                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   540 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   539 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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