000 CDUS41 KBOX 100540 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 129 AM EDT MON MAR 10 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 51 1204 AM 72 2000 44 7 31 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM 5 2007 30 -1 5 AVERAGE 40 37 3 18 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 1998 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.08 1.86 1.48 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.08 1.86 1.48 SINCE JAN 1 13.57 8.30 5.27 6.25 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.5 1939 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 2.9 -1.9 T SINCE MAR 1 1.0 2.9 -1.9 T SINCE JUL 1 52.0 36.5 15.5 6.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 28 -3 47 MONTH TO DATE 218 266 -48 338 SINCE MAR 1 218 266 -48 338 SINCE JUL 1 4045 4297 -252 4020 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 21 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 60 100 AM LOWEST 37 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... 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 2008.........SUNRISE 704 AM EDT SUNSET 645 PM EDT MARCH 11 2008.........SUNRISE 702 AM EDT SUNSET 646 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$