000 CDUS41 KBOX 040535 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1232 AM EST THU DEC 4 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 46 223 PM 65 1932 46 0 41 MINIMUM 34 1131 PM 0 1890 32 2 28 AVERAGE 40 39 1 35 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1986 0.12 -0.12 0.53 MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.37 -0.26 0.57 SINCE DEC 1 0.11 0.37 -0.26 0.57 SINCE JAN 1 47.48 39.17 8.31 34.79 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1893 0.1 -0.1 1.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 1.3 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.3 -0.3 1.3 SINCE JUL 1 T 2.4 -2.4 1.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 26 -1 30 MONTH TO DATE 60 77 -17 109 SINCE DEC 1 60 77 -17 109 SINCE JUL 1 1135 1121 14 1026 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 789 777 12 907 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 69 1100 PM LOWEST 41 100 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 70 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 2 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 4 2008......SUNRISE 657 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST DECEMBER 5 2008......SUNRISE 658 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$