000 CDUS41 KBOX 240543 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 140 AM EDT SUN MAY 24 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 69 1217 AM 93 1964 69 0 72 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 40 1967 52 -1 48 1882 1876 AVERAGE 60 61 -1 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.09 1913 0.10 -0.10 T MONTH TO DATE 1.72 2.41 -0.69 1.72 SINCE MAR 1 8.36 9.86 -1.50 9.37 SINCE JAN 1 13.90 17.08 -3.18 20.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 2001 2000 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 10.7 10.2 0.5 1.0 SINCE JUL 1 65.9 43.8 22.1 52.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 6 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 137 197 -60 220 SINCE MAR 1 1431 1515 -84 1504 SINCE JUL 1 5538 5546 -8 5331 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 22 16 6 2 SINCE MAR 1 40 21 19 4 SINCE JAN 1 40 21 19 4 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 900 PM LOWEST 51 1200 AM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 1964 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1882 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 24 2009...........SUNRISE 515 AM EDT SUNSET 808 PM EDT MAY 25 2009...........SUNRISE 514 AM EDT SUNSET 809 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$