000 CDUS41 KBOX 050538 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST WED MAR 5 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 1123 AM 70 1974 43 18 41 MINIMUM 39 1159 PM 2 1950 28 11 30 AVERAGE 50 35 15 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.37 2.64 1881 0.12 0.25 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.61 0.48 0.13 1.48 SINCE MAR 1 0.61 0.48 0.13 1.48 SINCE JAN 1 11.24 7.70 3.54 6.25 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 12.0 1891 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 1.4 -0.4 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 1.4 -0.4 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 52.0 35.0 17.0 6.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 30 -15 29 MONTH TO DATE 105 121 -16 109 SINCE MAR 1 105 121 -16 109 SINCE JUL 1 3932 4152 -220 3791 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 66 300 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 72 1880 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -4 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2008.........SUNRISE 612 AM EST SUNSET 539 PM EST MARCH 6 2008.........SUNRISE 611 AM EST SUNSET 541 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$