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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT WED MAR 19 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         39    328 PM  70    1999  47     -8       34       
  MINIMUM         28    601 AM   5    1885  32     -4       24       
  AVERAGE         34                        39     -5       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.49 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      2.16   1.28     3.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.44                      2.16   1.28     3.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.07                      9.38   4.69     8.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             9.4  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       5.6   -4.6      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       5.6   -4.6      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      39.2   12.8     14.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        26      5       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  475                       509    -34      546       
  SINCE MAR 1    475                       509    -34      546       
  SINCE JUL 1   4302                      4540   -238     4228       
                                                                     
 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   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1876                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2008.........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   656 PM EDT   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   657 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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