000 CDUS41 KBOX 040531 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST WED MAR 4 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 26 509 PM 61 1945 42 -16 49 MINIMUM 15 752 AM 4 1950 28 -13 26 AVERAGE 21 35 -14 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.95 1972 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.75 0.36 0.39 0.24 SINCE MAR 1 0.75 0.36 0.39 0.24 SINCE JAN 1 6.29 7.58 -1.29 10.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 8.3 1960 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 8.5 1.1 7.4 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 8.5 1.1 7.4 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 63.7 34.7 29.0 52.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 44 30 14 27 MONTH TO DATE 126 91 35 90 SINCE MAR 1 126 91 35 90 SINCE JUL 1 4233 4122 111 3917 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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 67 100 AM LOWEST 32 600 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 70 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 2 1950 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2009.........SUNRISE 614 AM EST SUNSET 538 PM EST MARCH 5 2009.........SUNRISE 613 AM EST SUNSET 539 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$