000 
CDUS41 KBOX 250608
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1257 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

................................... 

...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    534 PM  72    1920  49     -7       44       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM   6    1874  34     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          1.44 1993   0.13   0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      2.94  -0.84     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.10                      2.94  -0.84     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                     10.16  -0.91     4.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           8.5  1993   0.2    0.3     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   14.5                       7.0    7.5     10.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     14.5                       7.0    7.5     10.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     86.6                      41.3   45.3     39.4     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        24      3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  743                       656     87      643       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       656     87      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   4808                      4687    121     4796       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (50)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  MIXED PRECIP                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        10      1878                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   539 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   537 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$