000 CDUS41 KBOX 090532 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 AM EST TUE DEC 9 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 25 1216 AM 65 1927 44 -19 44 MINIMUM 14 749 AM -4 1902 30 -16 29 AVERAGE 20 37 -17 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.33 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.97 -0.79 0.60 SINCE DEC 1 0.18 0.97 -0.79 0.60 SINCE JAN 1 47.55 39.77 7.78 34.82 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 1922 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 3.3 -1.8 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 45 28 17 28 MONTH TO DATE 220 213 7 288 SINCE DEC 1 220 213 7 288 SINCE JUL 1 1295 1257 38 1205 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 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8 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 55 1200 AM LOWEST 24 300 PM AVERAGE 40 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -8 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2008......SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE 703 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. $$