000 CDUS41 KBOX 010532 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 132 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 53 1100 PM 89 1998 51 2 46 MINIMUM 29 455 AM 15 1923 36 -7 36 AVERAGE 41 43 -2 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.19 1.89 1987 0.13 0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.67 3.85 0.82 4.31 SINCE MAR 1 4.67 3.85 0.82 4.31 SINCE JAN 1 15.30 11.07 4.23 9.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 8.3 -7.3 10.2 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 8.3 -7.3 10.2 SINCE JUL 1 52.0 41.9 10.1 16.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 22 2 24 MONTH TO DATE 822 815 7 846 SINCE MAR 1 822 815 7 846 SINCE JUL 1 4649 4846 -197 4528 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 PM LOWEST 56 1200 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 76 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2008.........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 710 PM EDT APRIL 2 2008.........SUNRISE 624 AM EDT SUNSET 712 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$