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CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1258 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         25    555 PM  66    2004  42    -17       41       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM   0    1886  28     -9       28       
  AVERAGE         22                        35    -13       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69          2.24 1983   0.12   0.57     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.24   0.51     0.24    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.75                      0.24   0.51     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.29                      7.46  -1.17    10.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.9           7.8  2009   0.4    6.5      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.5                       0.8    7.7      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.5                       0.8    7.7      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     63.7                      34.4   29.3     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        30     13       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        61     21       63       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        61     21       63       
  SINCE JUL 1   4189                      4092     97     3890       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  16   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (360)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        61      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         4      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2009.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
MARCH  4 2009.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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