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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
132 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008


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...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         53   1100 PM  89    1998  51      2       46       
  MINIMUM         29    455 AM  15    1923  36     -7       36       
  AVERAGE         41                        43     -2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.89 1987   0.13   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.67                      3.85   0.82     4.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.67                      3.85   0.82     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.30                     11.07   4.23     9.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.8  1970   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       8.3   -7.3     10.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.0                       8.3   -7.3     10.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     52.0                      41.9   10.1     16.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        22      2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  822                       815      7      846       
  SINCE MAR 1    822                       815      7      846       
  SINCE JUL 1   4649                      4846   -197     4528       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1923                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2008.........SUNRISE   626 AM EDT   SUNSET   710 PM EDT   
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   624 AM EDT   SUNSET   712 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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