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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
135 AM EDT SAT MAR 15 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         51   1218 PM  76    1946  46      5       68       
  MINIMUM         32    500 AM  12    1896  31      1       45       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.93 1958   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      1.68   1.45     1.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.13                      1.68   1.45     1.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.76                      8.90   4.86     6.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1980   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.4   -3.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.4   -3.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      38.0   14.0      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        27     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       404    -43      427       
  SINCE MAR 1    361                       404    -43      427       
  SINCE JUL 1   4188                      4435   -247     4109       
                                                                     
 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  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1990                    
                                             1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        12      1993                    
                                             1932                    
                                             1876                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2008.........SUNRISE   655 AM EDT   SUNSET   651 PM EDT   
MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   652 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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