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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
100 AM EST THU MAR 6 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         60   1159 AM  72    1880  43     17       39       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  -4    1872  28      9       22       
  AVERAGE         49                        36     13       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          1.28 1952   0.12   0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.89                      0.60   0.29     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.89                      0.60   0.29     1.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.52                      7.82   3.70     6.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.7  1993   0.3   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       1.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       1.7   -0.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      35.3   16.7      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        30    -14       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       151    -30      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    121                       151    -30      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   3948                      4182   -234     3825       
                                                                     
 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   3   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (270)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        70      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -8      1872                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2008.........SUNRISE   611 AM EST   SUNSET   541 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2008.........SUNRISE   609 AM EST   SUNSET   542 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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