000 
CDUS41 KBOX 100704
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
154 AM EST FRI MAR 10 2006

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

...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2006...

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    127 PM  72    2000  44     -2       24       
  MINIMUM         34    624 AM   8    1943  30      4       11       
  AVERAGE         38                        37      1       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1998   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.08  -1.08     1.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.08  -1.08     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.24                      8.30  -1.06     8.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1939   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9     10.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.9   -2.9     10.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     39.9                      36.5    3.4     83.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        28     -1       47       
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       266     35      317       
  SINCE MAR 1    301                       266     35      317       
  SINCE JUL 1   4058                      4297   -239     4382       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        71      1878                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   605 AM EST   SUNSET   545 PM EST   
MARCH 11 2006.........SUNRISE   603 AM EST   SUNSET   546 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$