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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT FRI MAR 21 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         45    510 PM  79    1945  47     -2       44       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  10    1885  33      3       24       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.58 1881   0.13   0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      2.42   1.78     3.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      2.42   1.78     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.83                      9.64   5.19     8.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.2  1944   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       6.2   -5.2      9.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       6.2   -5.2      9.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      39.8   12.2     15.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        25     -1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  527                       559    -32      608       
  SINCE MAR 1    527                       559    -32      608       
  SINCE JUL 1   4354                      4590   -236     4290       
                                                                     
 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  15   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  NW (300)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        83      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         7      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2008.........SUNRISE   645 AM EDT   SUNSET   658 PM EDT   
MARCH 22 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   659 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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