000 CDUS41 KBOX 010538 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 136 AM EDT WED APR 1 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 49 1017 AM 89 1998 51 -2 53 MINIMUM 37 1159 PM 15 1923 36 1 29 AVERAGE 43 43 0 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.89 1987 0.13 -0.13 0.19 MONTH TO DATE 2.51 3.85 -1.34 4.67 SINCE MAR 1 2.51 3.85 -1.34 4.67 SINCE JAN 1 8.05 11.07 -3.02 15.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.7 8.3 2.4 1.0 SINCE MAR 1 10.7 8.3 2.4 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 65.9 41.9 24.0 52.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 22 0 24 MONTH TO DATE 847 815 32 822 SINCE MAR 1 847 815 32 822 SINCE JUL 1 4954 4846 108 4649 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1100 AM LOWEST 50 1000 AM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 76 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2009.........SUNRISE 626 AM EDT SUNSET 710 PM EDT APRIL 2 2009.........SUNRISE 625 AM EDT SUNSET 711 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$