963 CDUS41 KBOX 230853 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 342 AM EST TUE MAR 23 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 32 MM 72 1948 48 -16 50 MINIMUM 23 MM 8 1885 33 -10 40 AVERAGE 28 41 -13 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.59 2001 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.63 2.68 -1.05 2.00 SINCE MAR 1 1.63 2.68 -1.05 2.00 SINCE JAN 1 4.09 9.90 -5.81 8.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 90.0 2001 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.6 6.6 4.0 8.1 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 6.6 4.0 8.1 SINCE JUL 1 39.4 40.9 -1.5 68.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 24 13 20 MONTH TO DATE 582 608 -26 686 SINCE MAR 1 582 608 -26 686 SINCE JUL 1 4735 4639 96 5104 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 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 54 M600 AM LOWEST 22 M300 PM AVERAGE 38 .......................................................... 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 2004.........SUNRISE 542 AM EST SUNSET 600 PM EST MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE 540 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. $$