000 CDUS41 KBOX 010551 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1240 AM EST SAT APR 1 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 73 244 PM 89 1998 51 22 44 MINIMUM 40 332 AM 15 1923 36 4 37 AVERAGE 57 43 14 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.89 1987 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.56 3.85 -3.29 3.89 SINCE MAR 1 0.56 3.85 -3.29 3.89 SINCE JAN 1 7.80 11.07 -3.27 11.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 8.3 -8.3 14.5 SINCE MAR 1 T 8.3 -8.3 14.5 SINCE JUL 1 39.9 41.9 -2.0 86.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 8 22 -14 24 MONTH TO DATE 810 815 -5 914 SINCE MAR 1 810 815 -5 914 SINCE JUL 1 4567 4846 -279 4979 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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 300 AM LOWEST 23 200 PM AVERAGE 47 .......................................................... 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 2006.........SUNRISE 527 AM EST SUNSET 610 PM EST APRIL 2 2006.........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 711 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$