000 CDUS41 KBOX 110545 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1241 AM EST THU DEC 11 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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 63 1107 AM 64 1907 43 20 33 1897 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM -1 1902 29 11 29 AVERAGE 52 36 16 31 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.40 2.58 1878 0.12 0.28 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.21 -0.58 0.70 SINCE DEC 1 0.63 1.21 -0.58 0.70 SINCE JAN 1 48.00 40.01 7.99 34.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1928 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 1.5 1.6 -0.1 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 3.7 -2.2 1.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 29 -16 34 MONTH TO DATE 261 270 -9 355 SINCE DEC 1 261 270 -9 355 SINCE JUL 1 1336 1314 22 1272 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 SW (230) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 100 PM LOWEST 72 600 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 68 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -2 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 412 PM EST DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE 704 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. $$