000 CDUS41 KBOX 160549 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1247 AM EST SAT DEC 16 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 54 341 PM 66 1975 42 12 31 MINIMUM 43 400 AM -2 1874 28 15 13 AVERAGE 49 35 14 22 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.51 1981 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.48 1.81 -1.33 0.75 SINCE DEC 1 0.48 1.81 -1.33 0.75 SINCE JAN 1 51.48 40.61 10.87 41.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.1 1916 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.4 2.6 -2.2 10.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 2.6 -2.2 10.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 4.7 -4.3 11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 30 -14 43 MONTH TO DATE 346 417 -71 524 SINCE DEC 1 346 417 -71 524 SINCE JUL 1 1221 1461 -240 1456 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 AM LOWEST 77 100 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 64 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 1 1883 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 16 2006......SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 17 2006......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$