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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
130 AM EDT SUN MAR 23 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         47    308 PM  72    1948  48     -1       57       
  MINIMUM         30    642 AM   8    1885  33     -3       34       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.59 2001   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.20                      2.68   1.52     3.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.20                      2.68   1.52     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.83                      9.90   4.93     8.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1916   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       6.6   -5.6      9.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       6.6   -5.6      9.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      40.2   11.8     15.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        24      2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  583                       608    -25      664       
  SINCE MAR 1    583                       608    -25      664       
  SINCE JUL 1   4410                      4639   -229     4346       
                                                                     
 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   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    39           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    31                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1934                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2008.........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   700 PM EDT   
MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   701 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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