000 CDUS41 KBOX 090700 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 149 AM EST SAT DEC 9 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2006... 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 1228 AM 65 1927 44 -10 33 MINIMUM 20 1049 AM -4 1902 30 -10 19 AVERAGE 27 37 -10 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.33 1969 0.12 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.97 -0.59 0.12 SINCE DEC 1 0.38 0.97 -0.59 0.12 SINCE JAN 1 51.38 39.77 11.61 40.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 1.7 1922 0.2 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 1.2 -0.8 1.9 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 1.2 -0.8 1.9 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 3.3 -2.9 3.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 28 10 39 MONTH TO DATE 192 213 -21 260 SINCE DEC 1 192 213 -21 260 SINCE JUL 1 1067 1257 -190 1192 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 803 777 26 894 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 19 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 74 600 AM LOWEST 37 300 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -8 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2006......SUNRISE 701 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST DECEMBER 10 2006......SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$