000 CDUS41 KBOX 130945 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 535 AM EDT FRI MAR 13 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 42 1225 AM 69 1902 45 -3 43 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM 7 1900 30 -1 34 AVERAGE 36 38 -2 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.19 MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.44 0.04 3.13 SINCE MAR 1 1.48 1.44 0.04 3.13 SINCE JAN 1 7.02 8.66 -1.64 13.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.4 1959 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.7 3.8 6.9 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 10.7 3.8 6.9 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 65.9 37.4 28.5 52.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 28 1 26 MONTH TO DATE 360 350 10 307 SINCE MAR 1 360 350 10 307 SINCE JUL 1 4467 4381 86 4134 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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 43 1200 AM LOWEST 25 500 PM AVERAGE 34 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 73 1990 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 3 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2009.........SUNRISE 659 AM EDT SUNSET 648 PM EDT MARCH 14 2009.........SUNRISE 658 AM EDT SUNSET 650 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$