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CDUS41 KBOX 100544
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         41    159 AM  72    2000  44     -3       51       
  MINIMUM         32   1009 PM   5    2007  30      2       29       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.54          2.14 1998   0.12   0.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      1.08   0.23     2.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.31                      1.08   0.23     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.85                      8.30  -1.45    13.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.2           4.5  1939   0.3    1.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       2.9    7.8      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                       2.9    7.8      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      36.5   29.4     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        28      0       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       266     16      218       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       266     16      218       
  SINCE JUL 1   4389                      4297     92     4045       
                                                                     
 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  12   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        71      1878                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2009.........SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   645 PM EDT   
MARCH 11 2009.........SUNRISE   703 AM EDT   SUNSET   646 PM EDT   

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




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