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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT THU MAR 13 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         43    443 PM  69    1902  45     -2       55       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   7    1900  30      4       35       
  AVERAGE         39                        38      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.55 1936   0.12   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      1.44   1.69     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.13                      1.44   1.69     1.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.76                      8.66   5.10     6.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1959   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       3.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       3.8   -2.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      37.4   14.6      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        28     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       350    -43      404       
  SINCE MAR 1    307                       350    -43      404       
  SINCE JUL 1   4134                      4381   -247     4086       
                                                                     
 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   7   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (260)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        73      1990                    
                                             1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         3      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2008.........SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   649 PM EDT   
MARCH 14 2008.........SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   650 PM EDT   

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

 


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