000 CDUS41 KBOX 250551 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1248 AM EST THU DEC 25 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 52 1159 PM 61 1996 39 13 53 MINIMUM 27 1243 AM 0 1943 25 2 34 1892 AVERAGE 40 32 8 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 1.33 1994 0.12 0.02 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 6.27 2.89 3.38 3.94 SINCE DEC 1 6.27 2.89 3.38 3.94 SINCE JAN 1 53.64 41.69 11.95 38.16 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.4 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.8 4.9 13.9 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 4.9 13.9 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 7.0 11.8 26.9 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 25 32 -7 21 MONTH TO DATE 709 699 10 815 SINCE DEC 1 709 699 10 815 SINCE JUL 1 1784 1743 41 1732 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 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 PM LOWEST 69 100 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -8 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 417 PM EST DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 418 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$