000 CDUS41 KBOX 210534 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 129 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 45 510 PM 79 1945 47 -2 44 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 10 1885 33 3 24 AVERAGE 41 40 1 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.27 1.58 1881 0.13 0.14 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 4.20 2.42 1.78 3.82 SINCE MAR 1 4.20 2.42 1.78 3.82 SINCE JAN 1 14.83 9.64 5.19 8.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.2 1944 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 1.0 6.2 -5.2 9.1 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 6.2 -5.2 9.1 SINCE JUL 1 52.0 39.8 12.2 15.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 25 -1 31 MONTH TO DATE 527 559 -32 608 SINCE MAR 1 527 559 -32 608 SINCE JUL 1 4354 4590 -236 4290 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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 53 700 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 83 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 7 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE 645 AM EDT SUNSET 658 PM EDT MARCH 22 2008.........SUNRISE 643 AM EDT SUNSET 659 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$