000 CDUS41 KBOX 090542 CLIBOS CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1239 AM EST WED DEC 9 2009 ................................... ...THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 41 331 PM 65 1927 44 -3 25 MINIMUM 31 701 AM -4 1902 30 1 14 AVERAGE 36 37 -1 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.33 1969 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.17 0.97 0.20 0.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.17 0.97 0.20 0.18 SINCE JAN 1 41.00 39.77 1.23 47.55 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.7 1922 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 SINCE DEC 1 2.7 1.2 1.5 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 2.8 3.3 -0.5 1.5 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 28 1 45 MONTH TO DATE 186 213 -27 220 SINCE DEC 1 186 213 -27 220 SINCE JUL 1 1168 1257 -89 1295 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 591 777 -186 789 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 300 AM LOWEST 45 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE BOSTON MA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1966 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -8 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2009......SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST DECEMBER 10 2009......SUNRISE 703 AM EST SUNSET 411 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$