000 CDUS41 KBOX 011322 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 811 AM EST FRI APR 1 2005 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 44 117 PM 89 1998 51 -7 41 MINIMUM 37 543 AM 15 1923 36 1 38 AVERAGE 41 43 -2 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.89 1987 0.13 -0.13 1.32 MONTH TO DATE 3.89 3.85 0.04 3.38 SINCE MAR 1 3.89 3.85 0.04 3.38 SINCE JAN 1 11.04 11.07 -0.03 5.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 MM MONTH TO DATE 14.5 8.3 6.2 10.6 SINCE MAR 1 14.5 8.3 6.2 10.6 SINCE JUL 1 86.6 42.7 43.9 39.4 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 22 2 25 MONTH TO DATE 914 815 99 784 SINCE MAR 1 914 815 99 784 SINCE JUL 1 4979 4846 133 4937 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 300 AM LOWEST 62 1200 AM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 76 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2005.........SUNRISE 526 AM EST SUNSET 610 PM EST APRIL 2 2005.........SUNRISE 525 AM EST SUNSET 611 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$