000 CDUS41 KBOX 290543 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1235 AM EST MON DEC 29 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 62 105 PM 63 1982 39 23 47 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM -2 1872 24 20 35 AVERAGE 53 32 21 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.70 1967 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.69 3.37 3.32 4.54 SINCE DEC 1 6.69 3.37 3.32 4.54 SINCE JAN 1 54.06 42.17 11.89 38.76 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1967 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.8 6.1 12.7 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 6.1 12.7 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 8.2 10.6 26.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 33 -21 24 MONTH TO DATE 799 831 -32 925 SINCE DEC 1 799 831 -32 925 SINCE JUL 1 1874 1875 -1 1842 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 SW (240) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 49 1100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 73 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -17 1933 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 420 PM EST DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 421 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$