000 CDUS41 KBOX 230529 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1227 AM EST SAT MAR 23 2002 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 37 1207 AM 72 1948 48 -11 43 MINIMUM 19 818 AM 8 1885 33 -14 36 AVERAGE 28 41 -13 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.59 2001 0.13 -0.13 2.59 MONTH TO DATE 2.33 2.68 -0.35 5.74 SINCE MAR 1 2.33 2.68 -0.35 5.74 SINCE JAN 1 7.28 9.90 -2.62 8.80 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 90.0 2001 MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.1 MM MM 17.0 SINCE MAR 1 1.1 MM MM 17.0 SINCE JUL 1 14.5 MM MM 43.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 24 13 25 MONTH TO DATE 572 612 -40 665 SINCE MAR 1 572 612 -40 665 SINCE JUL 1 3838 4675 -837 4873 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 64 1200 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... 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 2002.........SUNRISE 542 AM EST SUNSET 600 PM EST MARCH 24 2002.........SUNRISE 541 AM EST SUNSET 601 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.