696 CDUS41 KBOX 220549 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 148 AM EDT THU MAR 22 2012 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 78 320 PM 83 1921 47 31 41 MINIMUM 56 544 AM 7 1885 32 24 34 AVERAGE 67 40 27 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.50 1876 0.15 -0.15 0.16 MONTH TO DATE 1.10 2.85 -1.75 1.74 SINCE MAR 1 1.10 2.85 -1.75 1.74 SINCE JAN 1 4.77 9.46 -4.69 10.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1958 0.2 -0.2 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 0.6 6.1 -5.5 0.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.6 6.1 -5.5 0.5 SINCE JUL 1 9.3 40.2 -30.9 79.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 26 -26 27 MONTH TO DATE 398 591 -193 533 SINCE MAR 1 398 591 -193 533 SINCE JUL 1 3633 4633 -1000 4567 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0 SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0 SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 400 AM LOWEST 43 200 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 72 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 1885 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 643 AM EDT SUNSET 659 PM EDT MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 700 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$