000 CDUS41 KBOX 270530 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST SAT DEC 27 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 36 1159 PM 61 1982 39 -3 40 MINIMUM 25 657 AM -4 1980 25 0 27 AVERAGE 31 32 -1 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.51 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.18 MONTH TO DATE 6.35 3.13 3.22 4.12 SINCE DEC 1 6.35 3.13 3.22 4.12 SINCE JAN 1 53.72 41.93 11.79 38.34 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 12.0 1909 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.8 5.5 13.3 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 5.5 13.3 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 7.6 11.2 26.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 33 1 31 MONTH TO DATE 765 765 0 873 SINCE DEC 1 765 765 0 873 SINCE JUL 1 1840 1809 31 1790 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 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 600 PM LOWEST 38 1200 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 61 1949 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 0 1914 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 418 PM EST DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 419 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$