396 CDUS41 KBOX 170532 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 129 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 39 448 AM 71 2000 46 -7 41 1935 MINIMUM 32 1148 PM 10 1872 31 1 34 AVERAGE 36 39 -3 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1900 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 1.48 1.92 -0.44 3.44 SINCE MAR 1 1.48 1.92 -0.44 3.44 SINCE JAN 1 7.02 9.14 -2.12 14.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.9 2007 0.3 -0.3 MM MONTH TO DATE 10.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 10.7 5.0 5.7 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 65.9 38.6 27.3 52.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 26 3 27 MONTH TO DATE 473 457 16 416 SINCE MAR 1 473 457 16 416 SINCE JUL 1 4580 4488 92 4243 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 E (70) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 500 AM LOWEST 64 100 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 70 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 10 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 653 PM EDT MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE 651 AM EDT SUNSET 654 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$