000 CDUS41 KBOX 240623 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 112 AM EST SUN DEC 24 2006 ................................... ...THE BOSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 58 207 PM 67 1990 40 18 47 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM -12 1883 26 17 32 AVERAGE 51 33 18 40 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.81 1.22 1947 0.12 0.69 T MONTH TO DATE 1.38 2.77 -1.39 1.59 SINCE DEC 1 1.38 2.77 -1.39 1.59 SINCE JAN 1 52.38 41.57 10.81 42.39 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.3 1947 0.3 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.4 4.6 -4.2 10.5 SINCE DEC 1 0.4 4.6 -4.2 10.5 SINCE JUL 1 0.4 6.7 -6.3 11.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 14 32 -18 25 MONTH TO DATE 515 667 -152 783 SINCE DEC 1 515 667 -152 783 SINCE JUL 1 1390 1711 -321 1715 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 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 66 900 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE BOSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 61 1996 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 0 1892 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2006......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 416 PM EST DECEMBER 25 2006......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 417 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$