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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
131 AM EDT THU MAR 20 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         41   1159 PM  72    1903  47     -6       40       
  MINIMUM         33    720 AM   5    1876  32      1       27       
  AVERAGE         37                        40     -3       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.26 1899   0.13   0.36     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.29   1.64     3.80    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.93                      2.29   1.64     3.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.56                      9.51   5.05     8.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.2  1956   0.3   -0.3      1.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       5.9   -4.9      9.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       5.9   -4.9      9.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      39.5   12.5     15.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        25      3       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  503                       534    -31      577       
  SINCE MAR 1    503                       534    -31      577       
  SINCE JUL 1   4330                      4565   -235     4259       
                                                                     
 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   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   657 PM EDT   
MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   658 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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