245 CDUS41 KBOX 311246 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 745 AM EST WED MAR 31 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 40 MM 81 1977 51 -11 55 MINIMUM 33 MM 10 1884 35 -2 35 AVERAGE 37 43 -6 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.53 1953 0.13 -0.13 1.30 MONTH TO DATE 2.06 3.72 -1.66 3.99 SINCE MAR 1 2.06 3.72 -1.66 3.99 SINCE JAN 1 4.52 10.94 -6.42 10.01 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.4 1922 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 10.6 8.2 2.4 8.1 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 8.2 2.4 8.1 SINCE JUL 1 39.4 42.5 -3.1 68.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 22 6 20 MONTH TO DATE 759 793 -34 810 SINCE MAR 1 759 793 -34 810 SINCE JUL 1 4912 4824 88 5228 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 E (100) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 900 PM LOWEST 70 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 89 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2004.........SUNRISE 528 AM EST SUNSET 609 PM EST APRIL 1 2004.........SUNRISE 526 AM EST SUNSET 610 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$