000 CDUS41 KBOX 211245 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 736 AM EST SUN DEC 21 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 20 1159 PM 63 1957 40 -20 35 MINIMUM 13 535 AM -11 1942 26 -13 29 1875 AVERAGE 17 33 -16 32 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.18 1.35 1936 0.12 0.06 0.49 MONTH TO DATE 5.62 2.41 3.21 3.44 SINCE DEC 1 5.62 2.41 3.21 3.44 SINCE JAN 1 52.99 41.21 11.78 37.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 3.7 7.7 1995 0.3 3.4 7.3 MONTH TO DATE 15.0 3.7 11.3 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 15.0 3.7 11.3 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 15.0 5.8 9.2 26.9 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 48 31 17 33 MONTH TO DATE 561 571 -10 700 SINCE DEC 1 561 571 -10 700 SINCE JUL 1 1636 1615 21 1617 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 17 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (0) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 200 AM LOWEST 77 200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 62 1957 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1942 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 415 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$