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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
1229 AM EST TUE MAR 4 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    434 PM  61    1945  42      7       57       
  MINIMUM         26    315 AM   4    1950  28     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         38                        35      3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1972   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.36  -0.12     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.36  -0.12     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.87                      7.58   3.29     6.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.3  1960   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       1.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       1.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      34.7   17.3      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        30     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        91     -1       80       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                        91     -1       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   3917                      4122   -205     3762       
                                                                     
 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  11   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                      
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    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1950                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2008.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   538 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2008.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   

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

 


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