000 CDUS41 KBOX 280530 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST SUN DEC 28 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 49 1146 PM 61 1949 39 10 39 MINIMUM 36 237 AM 0 1914 25 11 34 AVERAGE 43 32 11 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.34 2.32 1894 0.12 0.22 0.42 MONTH TO DATE 6.69 3.25 3.44 4.54 SINCE DEC 1 6.69 3.25 3.44 4.54 SINCE JAN 1 54.06 42.05 12.01 38.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.7 1894 0.3 -0.3 T MONTH TO DATE 18.8 5.8 13.0 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 5.8 13.0 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 7.9 10.9 26.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 33 -11 28 MONTH TO DATE 787 798 -11 901 SINCE DEC 1 787 798 -11 901 SINCE JUL 1 1862 1842 20 1818 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 SW (210) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 PM LOWEST 75 1200 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 63 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -2 1872 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 419 PM EST DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 420 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$