040 CDUS41 KBOX 130553 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1242 AM EST SAT MAR 13 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 51 MM 69 1902 45 6 53 MINIMUM 31 MM 7 1900 30 1 31 AVERAGE 41 38 3 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.06 1.55 1936 0.12 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.46 1.44 -0.98 1.42 SINCE MAR 1 0.46 1.44 -0.98 1.42 SINCE JAN 1 2.92 8.66 -5.74 7.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 6.4 1959 0.3 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 3.8 -2.8 6.1 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 3.8 -2.8 6.1 SINCE JUL 1 29.8 38.1 -8.3 66.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 28 -4 23 MONTH TO DATE 273 350 -77 413 SINCE MAR 1 273 350 -77 413 SINCE JUL 1 4426 4381 45 4831 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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 27 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 PM LOWEST 42 1000 AM AVERAGE 64 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 73 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 3 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2004.........SUNRISE 559 AM EST SUNSET 549 PM EST MARCH 14 2004.........SUNRISE 557 AM EST SUNSET 550 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$