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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
129 AM EDT THU MAR 19 2009


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         61    129 PM  70    1999  47     14       39       
  MINIMUM         34    348 AM   5    1885  32      2       28       
  AVERAGE         48                        39      9       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.49 1968   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      2.16  -0.68     3.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.48                      2.16  -0.68     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.02                      9.38  -2.36    14.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.4  1977   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       5.6    5.1      1.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.7                       5.6    5.1      1.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     65.9                      39.2   26.7     52.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        26     -9       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  519                       509     10      475       
  SINCE MAR 1    519                       509     10      475       
  SINCE JUL 1   4626                      4540     86     4302       
                                                                     
 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  SW (220)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        72      1903                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1876                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   655 PM EDT   
MARCH 20 2009.........SUNRISE   647 AM EDT   SUNSET   657 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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