000 CDUS41 KBOX 180652 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 145 AM EST SUN DEC 18 2005 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 39 318 PM 64 2000 41 -2 42 MINIMUM 32 1154 PM -4 1919 27 5 26 AVERAGE 36 34 2 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.82 1970 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.05 -0.46 2.11 SINCE DEC 1 1.59 2.05 -0.46 2.11 SINCE JAN 1 42.39 40.85 1.54 43.05 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 10.5 3.0 7.5 T SINCE DEC 1 10.5 3.0 7.5 T SINCE JUL 1 11.6 5.1 6.5 3.9 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 31 -2 31 MONTH TO DATE 579 478 101 453 SINCE DEC 1 579 478 101 453 SINCE JUL 1 1511 1522 -11 1473 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 894 777 117 632 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 200 AM LOWEST 44 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 61 1990 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1919 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 414 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$