115 CDUS41 KBOX 080534 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1232 AM EST SUN MAR 8 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 61 237 PM 69 1946 44 17 43 MINIMUM 43 448 AM 2 1872 29 14 31 AVERAGE 52 36 16 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.91 1967 0.12 -0.10 0.17 MONTH TO DATE 0.77 0.84 -0.07 1.06 SINCE MAR 1 0.77 0.84 -0.07 1.06 SINCE JAN 1 6.31 8.06 -1.75 11.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 9.9 1967 0.3 MM MM MONTH TO DATE 8.5 2.3 6.2 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 8.5 2.3 6.2 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 63.7 35.9 27.8 52.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 29 -16 28 MONTH TO DATE 239 209 30 176 SINCE MAR 1 239 209 30 176 SINCE JUL 1 4346 4240 106 4003 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 W (250) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 1100 PM LOWEST 31 500 PM AVERAGE 51 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 67 1995 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 7 2007 1986 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2009.........SUNRISE 708 AM EDT SUNSET 643 PM EDT MARCH 9 2009.........SUNRISE 706 AM EDT SUNSET 644 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$