000 CDUS41 KBOX 300532 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1231 AM EST TUE DEC 30 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 44 1210 PM 73 1984 38 6 46 MINIMUM 33 1137 PM -17 1933 24 9 37 AVERAGE 39 31 8 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.28 1945 0.12 -0.12 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 6.69 3.49 3.20 4.69 SINCE DEC 1 6.69 3.49 3.20 4.69 SINCE JAN 1 54.06 42.29 11.77 38.91 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 11.3 1976 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 18.8 6.4 12.4 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 6.4 12.4 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 8.5 10.3 26.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 33 -7 23 MONTH TO DATE 825 864 -39 948 SINCE DEC 1 825 864 -39 948 SINCE JUL 1 1900 1908 -8 1865 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 (270) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 64 500 AM LOWEST 45 1200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 63 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -15 1933 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 421 PM EST DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 422 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$