000 CDUS41 KBOX 180553 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1242 AM EST MON DEC 18 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 56 305 PM 64 2000 41 15 39 MINIMUM 36 655 AM -4 1919 27 9 32 AVERAGE 46 34 12 36 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.82 1970 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 2.05 -1.56 1.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.49 2.05 -1.56 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 51.49 40.85 10.64 42.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1970 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.0 -2.6 10.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 3.0 -2.6 10.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 5.1 -4.7 11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 31 -12 29 MONTH TO DATE 383 478 -95 579 SINCE DEC 1 383 478 -95 579 SINCE JUL 1 1258 1522 -264 1511 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 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 700 AM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... 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 2006......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 19 2006......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. $$