000 CDUS41 KBOX 210556 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1245 AM EST WED DEC 21 2005 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 35 308 PM 63 1957 40 -5 39 MINIMUM 22 756 AM -11 1942 26 -4 6 AVERAGE 29 33 -4 23 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.11 MONTH TO DATE 1.59 2.41 -0.82 2.22 SINCE DEC 1 1.59 2.41 -0.82 2.22 SINCE JAN 1 42.39 41.21 1.18 43.16 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1995 0.3 -0.3 0.6 MONTH TO DATE 10.5 3.7 6.8 0.6 SINCE DEC 1 10.5 3.7 6.8 0.6 SINCE JUL 1 11.6 5.8 5.8 4.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 31 5 42 MONTH TO DATE 682 571 111 559 SINCE DEC 1 682 571 111 559 SINCE JUL 1 1614 1615 -1 1579 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 (260) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 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 65 700 AM LOWEST 43 200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$