000 CDUS41 KBOX 200534 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1234 AM EST WED DEC 20 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 43 212 PM 64 1899 41 2 34 MINIMUM 32 1158 PM -10 1875 27 5 25 AVERAGE 38 34 4 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1986 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.51 2.29 -1.78 1.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.51 2.29 -1.78 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 51.51 41.09 10.42 42.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 10.0 1945 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.4 -3.0 10.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 3.4 -3.0 10.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 5.5 -5.1 11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 27 31 -4 35 MONTH TO DATE 426 540 -114 646 SINCE DEC 1 426 540 -114 646 SINCE JUL 1 1301 1584 -283 1578 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 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 56 1000 PM LOWEST 33 300 PM AVERAGE 45 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 63 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -11 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 414 PM EST DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE 710 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. $$