982 CDUS41 KBOX 010608 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1258 AM EST THU APR 1 2004 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 41 MM 89 1998 51 -10 38 MINIMUM 38 MM 15 1923 36 2 31 AVERAGE 40 43 -3 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.32 1.89 1987 0.13 1.19 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 3.38 3.85 -0.47 4.03 SINCE MAR 1 3.38 3.85 -0.47 4.03 SINCE JAN 1 5.84 11.07 -5.23 10.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 5.8 1970 0.2 MM 0.4 MONTH TO DATE 10.6 8.3 2.3 8.5 SINCE MAR 1 10.6 8.3 2.3 8.5 SINCE JUL 1 39.4 42.7 -3.3 69.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 22 3 30 MONTH TO DATE 784 815 -31 840 SINCE MAR 1 784 815 -31 840 SINCE JUL 1 4937 4846 91 5258 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 85 M100 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 76 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 13 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2004.........SUNRISE 526 AM EST SUNSET 610 PM EST APRIL 2 2004.........SUNRISE 524 AM EST SUNSET 612 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$