000 CDUS41 KBOX 020551 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1240 AM EST SUN APR 2 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 70 116 PM 76 1918 51 19 48 MINIMUM 49 427 AM 13 1923 36 13 39 AVERAGE 60 44 16 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 4.29 2004 0.13 -0.07 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.13 -0.07 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 0.62 3.98 -3.36 3.90 SINCE JAN 1 7.86 11.20 -3.34 11.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 22.4 1997 0.2 -0.2 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 MM SINCE MAR 1 T 8.5 -8.5 14.5 SINCE JUL 1 39.9 42.1 -2.2 86.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 21 -16 21 MONTH TO DATE 5 21 -16 21 SINCE MAR 1 815 836 -21 935 SINCE JUL 1 4572 4867 -295 5000 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 500 PM LOWEST 53 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 75 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 19 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 2 2006.........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 711 PM EDT APRIL 3 2006.........SUNRISE 623 AM EDT SUNSET 712 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$