000 CDUS41 KBOX 260534 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1230 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 55 312 AM 65 1889 39 16 43 MINIMUM 31 1159 PM -8 1872 25 6 32 AVERAGE 43 32 11 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.08 0.89 1978 0.12 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.35 3.01 3.34 3.94 SINCE DEC 1 6.35 3.01 3.34 3.94 SINCE JAN 1 53.72 41.81 11.91 38.16 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.3 2002 0.3 -0.3 0.0 1974 MONTH TO DATE 18.8 5.2 13.6 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 5.2 13.6 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 7.3 11.5 26.9 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 33 -11 27 MONTH TO DATE 731 732 -1 842 SINCE DEC 1 731 732 -1 842 SINCE JUL 1 1806 1776 30 1759 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 W (280) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 AM LOWEST 33 200 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 61 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -4 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 418 PM EST DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE 713 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. $$