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CDUS41 KBOX 160534
CLIBOS


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA                                  
134 AM EDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         41    506 PM  72    1990  45     -4       42       
                                      1945                          
  MINIMUM         21    656 AM  12    1993  31    -10       37       
                                      1932                          
                                      1876                          
  AVERAGE         31                        38     -7       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 2010   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      1.97  -1.16     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.81                      1.97  -1.16     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      8.58  -1.43     4.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.1  1967   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.1                       4.6    8.5      0.6     
  SINCE MAR 1     13.1                       4.6    8.5      0.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     55.9                      38.7   17.2      9.3     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        27      7       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       433    -17      334       
  SINCE MAR 1    416                       433    -17      334       
  SINCE JUL 1   4218                      4475   -257     3569       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  14   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   W (280)      
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        71      2000                    
                                             1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        10      1872                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   652 PM EDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   653 PM EDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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