812 CDUS41 KBOX 020544 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1237 AM EST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 37 211 PM 63 1991 42 -5 40 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -1 1886 27 -2 29 AVERAGE 31 34 -3 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.58 1.72 1987 0.14 0.44 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.14 0.44 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.58 0.14 0.44 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 4.25 6.75 -2.50 9.14 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.4 6.1 2005 0.3 0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 9.1 34.4 -25.3 78.8 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 31 3 30 MONTH TO DATE 34 31 3 30 SINCE MAR 1 34 31 3 30 SINCE JUL 1 3269 4073 -804 4064 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 20 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 700 PM LOWEST 84 1000 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 66 2004 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 0 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 617 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 616 AM EST SUNSET 537 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$