000 CDUS41 KBOX 081514 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1011 AM EST MON DEC 8 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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 37 613 AM 76 1998 44 -7 37 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM 4 1906 30 -5 23 AVERAGE 31 37 -6 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 1.15 1959 0.12 -0.05 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.85 -0.67 0.60 SINCE DEC 1 0.18 0.85 -0.67 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 47.55 39.65 7.90 34.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.5 4.3 2003 0.2 1.3 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 1.5 1.0 0.5 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 3.1 -1.6 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 28 6 35 MONTH TO DATE 175 185 -10 260 SINCE DEC 1 175 185 -10 260 SINCE JUL 1 1250 1229 21 1177 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 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 800 AM LOWEST 53 800 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 65 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -4 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 8 2008......SUNRISE 701 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST DECEMBER 9 2008......SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$