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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT WED MAR 18 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    246 PM  70    1990  47     -5       44       
  MINIMUM         30    357 AM  10    1916  32     -2       29       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      2.04  -0.56     3.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      2.04  -0.56     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.02                      9.26  -2.24    14.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1993   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       5.3    5.4      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                       5.3    5.4      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      38.9   27.0     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        26      3       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  502                       483     19      444       
  SINCE MAR 1    502                       483     19      444       
  SINCE JUL 1   4609                      4514     95     4271       
                                                                     
 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   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   E (90)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
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    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        70      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1885                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   654 PM EDT   
MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   655 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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