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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT SUN MAR 16 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         40    429 AM  72    1990  46     -6       57       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         34    849 AM  12    1993  31      3       38       
                                      1932                          
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         37                        39     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.31          1.39 1953   0.12   0.19     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      1.80   1.64     1.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      1.80   1.64     1.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.07                      9.02   5.05     6.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.1  1967   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       4.7   -3.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       4.7   -3.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      38.3   13.7      6.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        27      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  389                       431    -42      444       
  SINCE MAR 1    389                       431    -42      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   4216                      4462   -246     4126       
                                                                     
 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  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NE (40)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        71      2000                    
                                             1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1872                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   652 PM EDT   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   653 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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