573 CDUS41 KBOX 170551 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1243 AM EST WED MAR 17 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 38 MM 71 2000 46 -8 42 MINIMUM 27 MM 10 1872 31 -4 30 AVERAGE 33 39 -6 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.65 2.15 1900 0.12 0.53 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.11 1.92 -0.81 1.59 SINCE MAR 1 1.11 1.92 -0.81 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 3.57 9.14 -5.57 7.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 6.5 90.0 2001 0.3 6.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.5 5.0 2.5 8.1 SINCE MAR 1 7.5 5.0 2.5 8.1 SINCE JUL 1 36.3 39.3 -3.0 68.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 26 6 29 MONTH TO DATE 383 457 -74 546 SINCE MAR 1 383 457 -74 546 SINCE JUL 1 4536 4488 48 4964 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 11 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1000 PM LOWEST 44 1200 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 70 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 10 1916 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE 552 AM EST SUNSET 553 PM EST MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE 550 AM EST SUNSET 555 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$