549 CDUS41 KBOX 100551 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1240 AM EST WED MAR 10 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 34 MM 72 2000 44 -10 49 MINIMUM 29 MM 8 1943 30 -1 21 AVERAGE 32 37 -5 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.14 1998 0.12 -0.11 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.40 1.08 -0.68 1.42 SINCE MAR 1 0.40 1.08 -0.68 1.42 SINCE JAN 1 2.86 8.30 -5.44 7.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.5 1939 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.9 2.9 -2.0 6.1 SINCE MAR 1 0.9 2.9 -2.0 6.1 SINCE JUL 1 29.7 37.2 -7.5 66.6 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 28 5 30 MONTH TO DATE 194 266 -72 308 SINCE MAR 1 194 266 -72 308 SINCE JUL 1 4342 4297 45 4726 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) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 AM LOWEST 66 M800 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 71 1878 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 6 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE 604 AM EST SUNSET 545 PM EST MARCH 11 2004.........SUNRISE 602 AM EST SUNSET 546 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$