094 CDUS41 KBOX 210604 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1253 AM EST SUN MAR 21 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 42 MM 79 1945 47 -5 43 MINIMUM 27 MM 10 1885 33 -6 27 AVERAGE 35 40 -5 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 1.58 1881 0.13 0.04 0.07 MONTH TO DATE 1.33 2.42 -1.09 1.66 SINCE MAR 1 1.33 2.42 -1.09 1.66 SINCE JAN 1 3.79 9.64 -5.85 7.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 10.2 1944 0.3 MM MM MONTH TO DATE 10.6 6.2 4.4 8.1 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 6.2 4.4 8.1 SINCE JUL 1 39.4 40.5 -1.1 68.6 SNOW DEPTH 4 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 25 5 30 MONTH TO DATE 521 559 -38 652 SINCE MAR 1 521 559 -38 652 SINCE JUL 1 4674 4590 84 5070 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 M900 PM LOWEST 44 1200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 83 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 7 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE 545 AM EST SUNSET 558 PM EST MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE 543 AM EST SUNSET 559 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$