000 CDUS41 KBOX 190535 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 129 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 61 129 PM 70 1999 47 14 39 MINIMUM 34 348 AM 5 1885 32 2 28 AVERAGE 48 39 9 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.49 1968 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 1.48 2.16 -0.68 3.44 SINCE MAR 1 1.48 2.16 -0.68 3.44 SINCE JAN 1 7.02 9.38 -2.36 14.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 9.4 1977 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 10.7 5.6 5.1 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 10.7 5.6 5.1 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 65.9 39.2 26.7 52.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 26 -9 31 MONTH TO DATE 519 509 10 475 SINCE MAR 1 519 509 10 475 SINCE JUL 1 4626 4540 86 4302 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 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5 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 70 1200 AM LOWEST 36 100 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 72 1903 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 5 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE 649 AM EDT SUNSET 655 PM EDT MARCH 20 2009.........SUNRISE 647 AM EDT SUNSET 657 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$