000 CDUS41 KBOX 020552 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1249 AM EST MON MAR 2 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 30 217 AM 63 1991 42 -12 39 MINIMUM 22 132 PM -1 1886 27 -5 25 AVERAGE 26 35 -9 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.72 1987 0.12 -0.06 0.24 MONTH TO DATE 0.06 0.12 -0.06 0.24 SINCE MAR 1 0.06 0.12 -0.06 0.24 SINCE JAN 1 5.60 7.34 -1.74 10.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.6 6.1 2005 0.4 1.2 1.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.6 0.4 1.2 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.6 0.4 1.2 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 56.8 34.0 22.8 52.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 39 31 8 33 MONTH TO DATE 39 31 8 33 SINCE MAR 1 39 31 8 33 SINCE JUL 1 4146 4062 84 3860 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 N (20) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1100 PM LOWEST 53 1200 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 66 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2009.........SUNRISE 618 AM EST SUNSET 535 PM EST MARCH 3 2009.........SUNRISE 616 AM EST SUNSET 537 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$