000 CDUS41 KBOX 171308 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 806 AM EST WED DEC 17 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 61 1210 AM 64 1971 41 20 43 MINIMUM 29 1159 PM 1 1883 28 1 22 1876 AVERAGE 45 35 10 33 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 1.81 1960 0.12 -0.10 1.25 MONTH TO DATE 4.10 1.93 2.17 2.89 SINCE DEC 1 4.10 1.93 2.17 2.89 SINCE JAN 1 51.47 40.73 10.74 37.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 7.6 2007 0.2 MM 7.6 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 2.8 -1.3 19.6 SINCE DEC 1 1.5 2.8 -1.3 19.6 SINCE JUL 1 1.5 4.9 -3.4 19.6 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 30 -10 32 MONTH TO DATE 414 447 -33 555 SINCE DEC 1 414 447 -33 555 SINCE JUL 1 1489 1491 -2 1472 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 NW (330) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 300 AM LOWEST 43 400 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 64 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -4 1919 1876 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 413 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$