000 CDUS41 KBOX 010558 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1247 AM EST SUN JAN 1 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 34 1159 PM 65 1932 38 -4 47 MINIMUM 23 713 AM -8 1917 24 -1 27 AVERAGE 29 31 -2 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.68 1906 0.12 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 2.88 3.73 -0.85 3.66 SINCE DEC 1 2.88 3.73 -0.85 3.66 SINCE JAN 1 43.68 42.53 1.15 44.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 3.8 1967 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 10.6 6.9 3.7 7.2 SINCE DEC 1 10.6 6.9 3.7 7.2 SINCE JUL 1 11.7 9.0 2.7 11.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 34 2 28 MONTH TO DATE 1000 932 68 926 SINCE DEC 1 1000 932 68 926 SINCE JUL 1 1932 1976 -44 1946 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 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 PM LOWEST 57 100 AM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 70 1876 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -3 1918 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2006.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 422 PM EST JANUARY 2 2006.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 423 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$