000 CDUS41 KBOX 210535 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST THU DEC 21 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 43 256 PM 63 1957 40 3 35 MINIMUM 29 615 AM -11 1942 26 3 22 AVERAGE 36 33 3 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.35 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.51 2.41 -1.90 1.59 SINCE DEC 1 0.51 2.41 -1.90 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 51.51 41.21 10.30 42.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.7 1995 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 3.7 -3.3 10.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 3.7 -3.3 10.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 5.8 -5.4 11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 31 -2 36 MONTH TO DATE 455 571 -116 682 SINCE DEC 1 455 571 -116 682 SINCE JUL 1 1330 1615 -285 1614 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 400 AM LOWEST 36 200 PM AVERAGE 53 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST DECEMBER 22 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. $$