000 CDUS41 KBOX 200531 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST WED MAR 20 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 38 507 PM 72 1903 47 -9 50 MINIMUM 34 1159 PM 5 1876 32 2 35 AVERAGE 36 40 -4 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.26 1899 0.13 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.80 2.29 -0.49 2.74 SINCE MAR 1 1.80 2.29 -0.49 2.74 SINCE JAN 1 6.75 9.51 -2.76 5.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 13.2 1956 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.7 MM MM 17.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.7 MM MM 17.0 SINCE JUL 1 14.1 MM MM 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 25 4 22 MONTH TO DATE 483 538 -55 591 SINCE MAR 1 483 538 -55 591 SINCE JUL 1 3749 4601 -852 4799 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 76 500 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 79 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 10 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2002.........SUNRISE 548 AM EST SUNSET 556 PM EST MARCH 21 2002.........SUNRISE 546 AM EST SUNSET 557 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.