488 CDUS41 KBOX 020530 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1229 AM EST FRI JAN 2 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2009... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 19 457 PM 70 1876 38 -19 40 MINIMUM 6 749 AM -3 1918 24 -18 28 AVERAGE 13 31 -18 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1938 0.12 -0.12 0.18 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 7.10 3.85 3.25 5.43 SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.18 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 8.0 1938 0.4 MM T MONTH TO DATE MM 0.4 MM T SINCE DEC 1 25.3 7.3 18.0 27.7 SINCE JUL 1 25.3 9.4 15.9 27.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 52 34 18 31 MONTH TO DATE 52 34 18 31 SINCE DEC 1 954 966 -12 1035 SINCE JUL 1 2029 2010 19 1952 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 19 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE BLOWING SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 57 1200 AM LOWEST 34 400 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 66 1890 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -3 1899 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2009.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 423 PM EST JANUARY 3 2009.......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 424 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$