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CDUS41 KBOX 170859
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
448 AM EDT SAT MAR 17 2007


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         38   1219 AM  71    2000  46     -8       43       
  MINIMUM         26    411 PM  10    1872  31     -5       30       
  AVERAGE         32                        39     -7       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.15 1900   0.12   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.92   0.37     0.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.29                      1.92   0.37     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.06                      9.14  -2.08     7.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.9          90.0  2001   0.3    7.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.9                       5.0    2.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      7.9                       5.0    2.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      38.6  -24.3     39.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        26      7       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       457     20      439       
  SINCE MAR 1    477                       457     20      439       
  SINCE JUL 1   4159                      4488   -329     4196       
                                                                     
 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       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  22   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    24.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1916                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2007.........SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   653 PM EDT   
MARCH 18 2007.........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   654 PM EDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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