000 CDUS41 KBOX 240543 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 141 AM EDT MON MAR 24 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 45 313 PM 78 1938 48 -3 59 MINIMUM 29 600 AM 6 1934 33 -4 40 AVERAGE 37 41 -4 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.22 1903 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.20 2.81 1.39 3.82 SINCE MAR 1 4.20 2.81 1.39 3.82 SINCE JAN 1 14.83 10.03 4.80 8.59 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.9 1992 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 6.8 -5.8 9.1 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 6.8 -5.8 9.1 SINCE JUL 1 52.0 40.4 11.6 15.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 24 4 15 MONTH TO DATE 611 632 -21 679 SINCE MAR 1 611 632 -21 679 SINCE JUL 1 4438 4663 -225 4361 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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 56 1000 PM LOWEST 19 400 PM AVERAGE 38 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 72 1920 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1874 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE 640 AM EDT SUNSET 701 PM EDT MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 703 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$