000 CDUS41 KBOX 310538 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1232 AM EST WED DEC 31 2008 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 40 131 PM 63 1984 38 2 42 MINIMUM 28 1159 PM -15 1933 24 4 33 AVERAGE 34 31 3 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.08 1901 0.12 -0.11 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 6.70 3.61 3.09 4.78 SINCE DEC 1 6.70 3.61 3.09 4.78 SINCE JAN 1 54.07 42.41 11.66 39.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.0 1993 0.3 MM T MONTH TO DATE 18.8 6.7 12.1 26.9 SINCE DEC 1 18.8 6.7 12.1 26.9 SINCE JUL 1 18.8 8.8 RRR 26.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 31 34 -3 27 MONTH TO DATE 856 898 -42 975 SINCE DEC 1 856 898 -42 975 SINCE JUL 1 1931 1942 -11 1892 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 16 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 27 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 65 1932 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -8 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 422 PM EST JANUARY 1 2009.......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. $$