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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
138 AM EDT SAT MAR 22 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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    204 PM  83    1921  48     -8       35       
  MINIMUM         30    751 AM   7    1885  33     -3       20       
  AVERAGE         35                        40     -5       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1876   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      2.55   1.65     3.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      2.55   1.65     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.83                      9.77   5.06     8.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1958   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       6.4   -5.4      9.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       6.4   -5.4      9.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      40.0   12.0     15.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        25      5       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  557                       584    -27      645       
  SINCE MAR 1    557                       584    -27      645       
  SINCE JUL 1   4384                      4615   -231     4327       
                                                                     
 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  24   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (290)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         8      1885                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   659 PM EDT   
MARCH 23 2008.........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   700 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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